BILL NUMBER: S8771
SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to training
requirements for certain child protective services workers; and to amend
a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the executive law relating to
requisite training instruction for police officers for crimes involving
sexual assaults, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2295 and A.
5206, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
PURPOSE:
This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2025, C.632.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends the underlying chapter by specifying that Child
Protective Services staff assigned to a multidisciplinary investigative
team receive required training established by the Office of Children and
Family Services (OCFS) on sexual abuse.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter amendment to Chapter 632 of the Laws of 2025.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that sections
one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the Executive Law
relating to requisite training instruction for police officers for
crimes involving sexual assaults, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S.2295 and A.5206, takes effect.

Statutes affected:
S8771: 421 social services law, 421(5) social services law