Senate Bill S1924

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health Committee


  • 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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2023-S1924 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9972
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.23, Ment Hyg L; amd §3006-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6234
2017-2018: S3550
2019-2020: S5704
2021-2022: S2774, A9390

2023-S1924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues.

2023-S1924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1924
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law  and the education law, in
   relation to mandatory continuing education for  teachers  relating  to
   mental health issues

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D) THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND
 SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WITH THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL DEVELOP COURSE MATERIALS TO
 BE  OFFERED AS PART OF THE REQUIRED CONTINUING TEACHER AND LEADER EDUCA-
 TION REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF  SECTION
 THREE THOUSAND SIX-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW.  SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   1. CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES;
   2. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH;
   3. EATING DISORDERS;
   4. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS;
   5. BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING THE OVERALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT;
   6. SAFE DE-ESCALATION OF CRISIS SITUATIONS;
   7.  IDENTIFYING  SIGNS  AND SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING EARLY STAGES OF MENTAL
 ILLNESS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES; AND
   8. THE USE OF EVIDENCE BASED  TRAINING  PROGRAMS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID OR CORE ELEMENTS OF SUCH PROGRAMS TO
 THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE.
   §  2.  Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 3006-a of the education
 law, as added by section 2 of subpart C of part EE of chapter 56 of  the
 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05303-01-3
 S. 1924                             2
              

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