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History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.788
- Referred to children and families
- Referred to children and families
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Relates to expanding orders of protection to cover child protective services workers
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Andrew Hevesi
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4844
Title of bill
An act to amend the family court act, in relation to expanding orders of protection to cover child protective services caseworkers
Summary of provisions
Section 1: paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 1056 of family court act, is relettered paragraph (j) and a new paragraph (i) is added.
Section 2: Sets effective date.
Justification
CPS caseworkers operate in exceptionally difficult circumstances that frequently become dangerous. The job of the caseworker is to go into family settings and look for signs of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse as well as passive and active neglect. By law, caseworkers must take appropriate action to protect the victim, often inciting anger and aggressive behavior from another member of the family.
Under current law, CPS caseworkers cannot be granted an order of protection in Family Court, only in Criminal Court. The result is CPS caseworkers, who are being threatened, harassed or otherwise intimidated, remain vulnerable while they unnecessarily wait to go before a criminal court judge.
By allowing Family Court Judges to issue orders of protection for CPS caseworkers, this bill will provide the protection caseworkers deserve as they work to protect New York State's vulnerable children.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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