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NY A10782
Bill
Status
6/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Glick
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AI Summary
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Requires employees and volunteers at colleges who witness child sexual abuse or receive allegations of such abuse involving children under 18 to promptly report to both law enforcement authorities and the college president.
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Applies to employees receiving compensation from colleges or contracted service providers, and volunteers providing regular direct services to children in higher educational settings, sports camps, and related programs.
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Establishes civil immunity for good faith reporters and makes willful failure to report a Class A misdemeanor for those who received training and notice of reporting obligations.
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Prohibits college presidents from making agreements to withhold allegations of child sexual abuse from law enforcement in exchange for an employee's resignation or suspension, with violations constituting a Class E felony and civil penalties up to $20,000.
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Requires the Commissioner to prepare reporting forms and promulgate training rules for colleges, with training provided at no cost to employees or volunteers; takes effect 180 days after enactment for incidents occurring after the effective date.
Legislative Description
Relates to child sexual abuse reporting and child sexual abuse in higher educational settings; requires reporting to law enforcement and the president of the university by certain individuals; penalties for failure to report when required; prohibits a school president from making an agreement with the alleged abuser to withhold from law enforcement authorities a report of child sexual abuse in return for the resignation or voluntary suspension; makes such failure to report a class E felony,
Last Action
referred to higher education
6/18/2012