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S 253: Provides all child protective service employees with supportive mental health services and resources.
What S 253 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide mental health services and resources to child protective services employees. It requires that these employees have access to supportive mental health services, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), vicarious and secondary trauma treatment, and other forms of therapy, counseling, and information. This is intended to support the health and wellbeing of these employees, which is crucial for their ability to perform their duties effectively. The law will take effect immediately.
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Last action: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | referred to children and families |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 197 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 253 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, HELMING, MURRAY, PALUMBO, RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing all child protective services employees with supportive mental health services and resources The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 421 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. provide all child protective services employees with supportive 4 mental health services and resources including but not limited to eye 5 movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), vicarious and second- 6 ary trauma treatment and other forms of therapy, counseling, and infor- 7 mation as needed to support the health and wellbeing of such employees. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01095-01-5
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