NY State Senate Bill 2009-S7749

Senate Bill S7749

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to activities and services provided under articles of the education law pertaining to the professions of social work and mental health practitioners

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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May 06, 2010	referred to higher education

2009-S7749 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education
Laws Affected:: Amd §9, Chap 420 of 2002; amd §17-a, Chap 676 of 2002

2009-S7749 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to activities and services provided under articles of the education law pertaining to the professions of social work and mental health practitioners.

2009-S7749 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7749 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7749

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2010
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend chapter 420 of the laws of 2002 amending  the  education
  law  relating  to  the profession of social work, and to amend chapter
  676 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law relating to  defin-
  ing  the  practice  of  psychology,  in relation to the professions of
  social work and mental health practitioners

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

  Section  1.  Section 9 of chapter 420 of the laws of 2002 amending the
education law relating to the profession of social work, as  amended  by
section  1  of  part II of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 9. Nothing in this act shall prohibit or  limit  the  activities  or
services on the part of any person in the employ of a program or service
operated,  regulated,  funded,  or approved by [the department of mental
hygiene or the office of children and family services,] A  STATE  AGENCY
AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION 32 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW or a local governmental
unit as that term is defined in article 41 of the mental hygiene law  or
a  social  services  district  as  defined  in  section 61 of the social
services law, provided, however, this section shall  not  authorize  the
use  of  any  title  authorized pursuant to article 154 of the education
law, except that this section shall be deemed repealed on June 1, [2010]
2014; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ENTITIES  SHALL  ANNUALLY
REPORT  TO  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE  CHAIR  OF  THE
ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEES  IN  BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THEIR PROGRESS TOWARDS
COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 154 OF THE EDUCATION LAW BY JUNE 1 OF EACH  YEAR
UNTIL THIS SECTION IS REPEALED.
  S  2.  Section  17-a  of  chapter 676 of the laws of 2002 amending the
education law relating  to  defining  the  practice  of  psychology,  as
amended  by  section  2 of part II of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:

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

                                                           LBD17176-01-0

S. 7749                             2

  S 17-a.  [Nothing] A. IN RELATION TO ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES  PROVIDED
UNDER  ARTICLE  153  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  NOTHING in this act shall
prohibit or limit [the] SUCH activities or services on the part  of  any
person  in the employ of a program or service operated, regulated, fund-
ed,  or  approved  by  the department of mental hygiene or the office of
children and family services, or a local governmental unit as that  term
is  defined in article 41 of the mental hygiene law or a social services
district as defined in section 61 of the social services law[, provided,
however, this section shall not authorize the use of any  title  author-
ized  pursuant  to  article  153  or 163 of the education law, except as
otherwise provided by such articles, except that this section  shall  be
deemed  repealed  on  June  1,  2010].    IN  RELATION TO ACTIVITIES AND
SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER ARTICLE 163 OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  NOTHING  IN
THIS ACT SHALL PROHIBIT OR LIMIT SUCH ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES ON THE PART
OF ANY PERSON IN THE EMPLOY OF A PROGRAM OR SERVICE OPERATED, REGULATED,
FUNDED  OR  APPROVED  BY  A STATE AGENCY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 32 OF THE
EXECUTIVE LAW OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT AS THAT TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN
ARTICLE  41  OF  THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW OR A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 61 OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, OR PURSUANT TO AUTHOR-
ITY GRANTED BY LAW. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  AUTHORIZE  THE  USE  OF  ANY
TITLE  AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 153 OR 163 OF THE EDUCATION LAW BY
ANY SUCH EMPLOYED PERSON, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUCH  ARTICLES
RESPECTIVELY.
  B.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  REPEALED JULY 1, 2014, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT ENTITIES DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION  SHALL
ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF
THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE  CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF
THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  AND  THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE  HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEES IN BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THEIR PROGRESS
TOWARDS  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ARTICLE 163 OF THE EDUCATION LAW BY JUNE 1 OF
EACH YEAR UNTIL THIS SECTION IS REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and be deemed to have been
in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2010.

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