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New YorkS 22952025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Requires training regarding sexual assault for police officers and child protective services workers

Sponsored By: Jamaal Bailey (Republican)

Signed by Governor

CODES

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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Child protection workers get training rules

New York's Office of Children and Family Services must set standards for training workers to investigate child sexual abuse reports. Workers must receive ongoing training. Employees hired on or after April 1, 1986, must finish an approved course within their first three months. The course covers child protection basics, work with other investigators, legal issues, and methods of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and remedying harm. Employees hired on or after December 1, 2006, must complete six hours of yearly in-service training starting in year two. That training covers abuse identification and investigations, legal and treatment developments, prevention, and lessons from fieldwork. Beginning April 1, 2025, counties can approve distance learning for the basic course through a local law, ordinance, or resolution. Participants must attend the full course and be able to ask the instructor questions; this option excludes yearly in-service training. The state office must also set standards for intervention, closing cases, starting child protection proceedings, treatment plans, and child protection services. These standards also cover contracted societies for the prevention of cruelty to children that investigate abuse or maltreatment. State rules must set minimum practices for court-ordered family monitoring and supervision, including compliance with required notices. Local social services departments must stay current on state child abuse laws, regulations, and policies. The law takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Police must receive sexual assault training

The law requires New York's Municipal Police Training Council to set sexual assault training rules for all police officers. Experienced rape crisis centers help develop and present the training. Topics include victims' trauma and psychological needs, common offender traits, fair treatment of victims, evidence, interviews, and local victim services. New officers receive this training at their state or municipal police academy, and the council sets rules for periodic retraining. The law takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jamaal Bailey

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Lea Webb

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 209 • No: 0

House vote • 6/13/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 135 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/29/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 61 • No: 0

committee vote • 3/10/2025

Codes Committee Vote

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. APPROVAL MEMO.22

    12/12/2025Senate

  2. SIGNED CHAP.632

    12/12/2025Senate

  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    12/8/2025Senate

  4. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/13/2025House

  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/13/2025House

  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.721

    6/13/2025House

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A5206

    6/13/2025House

  8. REFERRED TO CODES

    4/29/2025House

  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    4/29/2025Senate

  10. PASSED SENATE

    4/29/2025Senate

  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    3/12/2025Senate

  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

    3/11/2025Senate

  13. 1ST REPORT CAL.502

    3/10/2025Senate

  14. REFERRED TO CODES

    1/16/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/16/2025

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