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NY A08673
Bill
Status
1/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Fred Thiele
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AI Summary
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Amends the Social Services Law to require the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to ensure all public assistance recipients reside in housing that complies with applicable building codes, ordinances, and municipal regulations.
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Modifies subdivisions (g), (h), and (i) of section 17 of the Social Services Law regarding child protective service employee training on domestic violence.
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Requires child protective service training courses to cover domestic violence dynamics, screening procedures, psychological impacts on children, legal remedies for abuse victims, and obstacles to leaving abusive situations.
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Emphasizes keeping children with non-abusive parents as an alternative to foster care placement in domestic violence situations.
Legislative Description
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to ensure that all recipients of public assistance located within Suffolk county reside in housing that is in compliance with the building codes, ordinances and regulations of the municipality in which such housing accommodation is located.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/12/2016