Senate Bill S5445B

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2015-S5445 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8241
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4410 & 7605, Ed L

2015-S5445 - Summary

Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions.

2015-S5445 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5445 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5445

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  certified  school
  psychologists   and   special  education  services  and  programs  for
  preschool children with handicapping conditions; and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 4410 of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 581 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  d.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
exemption in subdivision one of section seventy-six hundred five of this
chapter shall apply to persons employed IN  A  SALARIED  POSITION  by  a
center-based  program  approved  pursuant  to  subdivision  nine of this
section as  a  CERTIFIED  school  psychologist  to  provide  activities,
services  and use of the title psychologist to students enrolled in such
approved center-based program, AND  TO  CERTIFIED  SCHOOL  PSYCHOLOGISTS
EMPLOYED  IN  A  SALARIED POSITION BY AN APPROVED PROGRAM, WHICH PROGRAM
HAS BEEN APPROVED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION  NINE  OF  THIS
SECTION  TO CONDUCT A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF A PRESCHOOL CHILD
HAVING OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABILITY WHERE AUTHORIZED BY PARAGRAPH
A OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE-B OF THIS CHAP-
TER, EACH in the course of their employment.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have  been in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2014, provided,
however that the provisions of this  act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed
repealed June 30, 2016.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07556-01-5


              

2015-S5445A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8241
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4410 & 7605, Ed L

2015-S5445A - Summary

Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions.

2015-S5445A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5445A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5445--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to certified school
  psychologists  and  special  education  services  and   programs   for
  preschool children with handicapping conditions; and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 4410 of the  educa-
tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 581 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
  d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,  the
exemption in subdivision one of section seventy-six hundred five of this
chapter  shall  apply  to  persons  employed ON A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME
SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR MONTHLY  BASIS,
by  a center-based program approved pursuant to subdivision nine of this
section as a school psychologist to provide activities, services and use
of the title psychologist to students enrolled in such approved  center-
based  program,  AND  TO  CERTIFIED  SCHOOL  PSYCHOLOGISTS EMPLOYED ON A
FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY  INCLUDE  ON  AN  HOURLY,
WEEKLY, OR MONTHLY BASIS, BY AN APPROVED PROGRAM, WHICH PROGRAM HAS BEEN
APPROVED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION, OR
SUBDIVISION  NINE-A  OF  THIS  SECTION,  TO CONDUCT A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
EVALUATION OF A PRESCHOOL CHILD HAVING OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABIL-
ITY, AND TO CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS EMPLOYED ON  A  FULL-TIME  OR
PART-TIME  SALARY  BASIS,  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR
MONTHLY BASIS, BY AN AGENCY APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE  TWO-A  OF
ARTICLE  TWENTY-FIVE  OF  THE  PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO DELIVER EARLY INTER-
VENTION  PROGRAM  MULTIDISCIPLINARY  EVALUATIONS,  SERVICE  COORDINATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07556-04-5
              

2015-S5445B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8241
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4410 & 7605, Ed L

2015-S5445B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions.

2015-S5445B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5445B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5445--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  certified  school
  psychologists   and   special  education  services  and  programs  for
  preschool children with handicapping conditions; and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 4410 of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 581 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  d.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
exemption in subdivision one of section seventy-six hundred five of this
chapter shall apply to persons employed [by] ON A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME
SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR MONTHLY  BASIS,
OR  ON  A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON IS
EMPLOYED BY AND UNDER THE DOMINION AND CONTROL OF a center-based program
approved pursuant to subdivision nine of this  section  as  a  CERTIFIED
school psychologist to provide activities, services and use of the title
psychologist to students enrolled in such approved center-based program;
AND  TO  CERTIFIED  SCHOOL  PSYCHOLOGISTS  EMPLOYED  ON  A  FULL-TIME OR
PART-TIME SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY  INCLUDE  ON  AN  HOURLY,  WEEKLY,  OR
MONTHLY  BASIS,  OR ON A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT
THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS  EMPLOYED  BY  AND  UNDER  THE  DOMINION  AND
CONTROL  OF  A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF
SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION, OR SUBDIVISION NINE-A OF THIS SECTION,
TO CONDUCT A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF A PRESCHOOL  CHILD  HAVING
OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABILITY WHERE AUTHORIZED BY PARAGRAPH A OR B

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07556-15-5
              

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