NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2766A
SPONSOR: Hevesi TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to standards and training for child day care
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that child care providers receive training in Adverse Child-
hood Experiences (ACEs), focused on understanding trauma and nurturing
resiliency.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill adds a new subparagraph (x) to paragraph (b) of
subdivision 3 of section 390-a of the social services law to add train-
ing in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focused on understanding
trauma and nurturing resiliency, to the list of training topics current-
ly required for operators, program directors, employees and assistants
of family day care homes, group family day care homes, school-age child
care programs and child day care centers.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) harm children's developing brains
and bodies so profoundly that the effects show up decades later. Nearly
20 years ago, the CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACEs study showed that most
people have at least one ACE and that people with four or more are like-
ly to experience long-term and chronic health conditions. The CDS-Kaiser
study defined ACEs as: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; physical
and emotional neglect; parental mental illness, substance abuse, or
incarceration; parental separation or divorce; and domestic violence.
More recent research confirms a strong correlation between a high ACEs
score and various behavioral problems, as well as numerous health prob-
lems, including chronic diseases, mental health disorders, and substance
abuse disorders*. Moreover, recent work by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris** is
further connecting the dots between those traumatic experiences and
physical ailments that are all too common among children, such as ADHD,
diabetes, and asthma.
In addition to long-term effects, a child exposed to, severe, chronic,
or prolonged adversity is likely to experience immediate symptoms that
significantly impact learning and behavior during childhood, including
jumpiness, interrupted sleep, intrusive thoughts, inability to focus,
difficulty organizing or processing information, and trouble problem-
solving or planning. Also, many children who experience ACEs demonstrate
feelings of frustration, worry, and anxiety. In a day care setting,
these symptoms can be misinterpreted as poor behavior. Training in ACEs,
focused on understanding childhood trauma and on nurturing resilience,
will not only make a positive difference for these children in the
short-term, it may make a profound difference in their quality of life
as adults.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.11081 of 2017-2018.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
180 days after it shall have become law; authorization provided for
agency to add, amend or repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of the act on or before the effective date.
*The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the
nation, with emphasis on reducing the impact of mental illness and
substance abuse on America's communities. **Pediatrician, Dr. Nadine
Burke Harris, founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San
Francisco and author of The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects
of Childhood Adversity
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2766--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to standards and
training for child day care
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
2 sion 3 of section 390-a of the social services law, as amended by
3 section 7 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, are amended and a
4 new subparagraph (x) is added to read as follows:
5 (viii) statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and
6 maltreatment; [and]
7 (ix) for operators, program directors, employees and assistants of
8 family day care homes, group family day care homes and child day care
9 centers, education and information on the identification, diagnosis and
10 prevention of shaken baby syndrome[.]; and
11 (x) adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focused on understanding
12 trauma and on nurturing resiliency.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
14 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
15 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
16 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
17 completed by the commissioner of the office of children and family
18 services on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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