What's happening
This bill allows family courts to issue orders of protection requiring individuals to stay away from assigned child protective services caseworkers.
Why it matters
Enhances protection for caseworkers. By enabling courts to order individuals to stay away from child protective services (CPS) caseworkers, the bill directly addresses threats, harassment, or intimidation that caseworkers may face while performing their duties.
Supports child welfare system stability. Safeguarding CPS caseworkers can help ensure that investigations and services for at-risk children continue without disruption or fear, potentially improving outcomes for vulnerable families.
Elevates the seriousness of interfering with CPS work. This legal amendment recognizes the critical and sometimes dangerous nature of CPS casework, sending a message that obstructing or endangering these professionals will have legal consequences.
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Protect CPS Workers
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- Referred to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
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Protect CPS Workers
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor George Amedore
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STATE OF NEW YORK
168
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to expanding orders of protection to cover child protective services caseworkers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 1056 of the family court act, is relettered paragraph (j) and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
(i) to stay away from the home or place of employment of any caseworker currently assigned to the child by the appropriate child protective agency, as defined by subdivision (i) of section one thousand twelve of this article;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02649-01-7
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