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Assembly Bill A5609

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires students enrolled in the undergraduate psychology program within the SUNY/CUNY systems to complete 12 hours of volunteer service with certain programs

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2009-A5609 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง355-d & 6235, Ed L

2009-A5609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires students enrolled in the undergraduate psychology program within the SUNY and CUNY systems to complete 12 hours of documented volunteer service with certain places or programs.

2009-A5609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5609

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, CASTRO,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, ALFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DUPREY,  ESPAIL-
  LAT,  JAFFEE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  students
  enrolled  in  the undergraduate psychology program within the SUNY and
  CUNY systems to complete 12 hours of documented volunteer service with
  certain places or programs

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-d
to read as follows:
  S 355-D. REQUIRED VOLUNTEER  SERVICE  FOR  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  THE
UNDERGRADUATE  PSYCHOLOGY  PROGRAM.  1.  EVERY  STUDENT  ENROLLED IN THE
UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
SYSTEM SHALL COMPLETE, IN ADDITION TO ESTABLISHED  PROGRAM  REQUIREMENTS
FOR  GRADUATION, A MINIMUM OF TWELVE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITH ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES OR PROGRAMS:
  A. A SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND/OR CENTER;
  B. A DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND/OR CENTER;
  C. AN EATING DISORDER HOTLINE AND/OR COUNSELING CENTER;
  D. AN EXPRESSIVE THERAPY COUNSELING CENTER; OR
  E. ANY CALL CENTERS OR COUNSELING CENTERS WITH PROGRAMS  THAT  SPECIF-
ICALLY  PERTAIN TO ISSUES SUCH AS ABUSE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS,
OR SELF-ESTEEM AND WEIGHT DISORDERS.
  2. EACH COLLEGE SHALL APPOINT A FACULTY MEMBER WITHIN THE  UNDERGRADU-
ATE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM OR AN APPROPRIATE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL
TO  TRACK AND DOCUMENT A STUDENT'S COMPLETED HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
SUCH FACULTY MEMBER OR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SHALL BE  RESPON-
SIBLE  FOR  ENSURING  THAT  SUCH  STUDENT  MEETS  PROGRAM  STANDARDS AND
FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08944-01-9
              

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