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A2382Assembly2019-2020 Session

Protect CPS Workers

Official title

“Relates to expanding orders of protection to cover child protective services workers”

Sponsor Andrew HevesiAD-28Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Judiciary
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Judiciary

What's happening

This bill allows family court orders of protection to require individuals to stay away from child protective services caseworkers.

Why it matters

  1. Enhances Protection for Child Protective Services Workers. By allowing family courts to order individuals to stay away from CPS caseworkers, the bill addresses safety concerns for those workers, who may face threats or harassment in the course of their duties.

  2. Supports Uninterrupted Child Welfare Investigations. Increased safety for caseworkers can help ensure that investigations and interventions in child welfare cases are not disrupted by intimidation or interference from individuals subject to court orders.

  3. Addresses Gaps in Existing Protective Order Authority. The legislation fills a legal gap by explicitly permitting orders of protection to include child protective services caseworkers, recognizing their vulnerability and the importance of their role in safeguarding children.

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Who cares

  • Child protective services caseworkers

    The bill would allow orders of protection to require staying away from the home or workplace of a caseworker currently assigned to a child.

  • Child protective agencies

    The bill would make their currently assigned caseworkers eligible for this added stay-away protection.

  • People subject to orders of protection

    They could be required to stay away from an assigned caseworker’s home or workplace.

Headline styles

Protect CPS Workers

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Andrew Hevesi

Assembly Member · Assembly District 28

Chair, Children and Families

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Referred to judiciary
  2. Referred to judiciary

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2382

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 22, 2019

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.

LBD01039-01-9

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