Adult protective services training for certain employees of the city of New York.
Enacted as Local Law 2015/074.
Summary
This bill would require the Human Resources Administration to conduct biannual trainings on best practices in identifying persons who may be eligible for adult protective services (APS) and on how to refer individuals to APS. This training will be made available to appropriate employees of several agencies, and will also be made available to employees of New York City’s civil and criminal courts and the New York City Housing Authority.
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2015-06-10 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2015-06-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-06-17 · Committee on General Welfare
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2015-06-17 · Committee on General Welfare
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-06-17 · Committee on Aging
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2015-06-17 · Committee on Aging
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-07-23 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2015-07-23 · Committee on General Welfare
ActionAmended by Committee
2015-07-23 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2015-07-23 · Committee on General Welfare
AdvancedApproved by Council
2015-07-23 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2015-07-23 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2015-08-10 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2015-08-10 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2015-08-10 · City Council
City Council · 2015-07-23 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on General Welfare · 2015-07-23 · 9:30 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on General Welfare · 2015-06-17 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Aging · 2015-06-17 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2015-06-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-137 to read as follows:
� 21-137 Adult protective services training. The department shall conduct biannual trainings, in accordance with article 9-b of the social services law and any applicable rules and regulations thereunder, on best practices in identifying persons who may be eligible for adult protective services and how to refer such persons to adult protective services. Such training shall be made available to appropriate employees of the following agencies, as determined by such agencies: the department for the aging, the police department, the department of parks and recreation, the department of housing preservation and development, the department of homeless services, the department of health and mental hygiene, and such other agencies as the mayor may assign, and shall also be made available to the civil and criminal courts of the city of New York and the New York city housing authority.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
ENB
LS #3556/4565
7/15/15 11:44 AM
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