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Assembly Bill A937

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires licensed social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

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2011-A937 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2491
2013-2014: A3227
2015-2016: A6763
2017-2018: A3213

2011-A937 - Summary

Requires at least one full-time licensed social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle and junior high school throughout the state.

2011-A937 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   937

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, McENENY, COOK, ROBIN-
  SON, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, TOWNS  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a certified
  social worker in each elementary, intermediate,  middle,  junior  high
  and senior high school

  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  803-b
to read as follows:
  S  803-B.  CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKERS REQUIRED IN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDI-
ATE, MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.  THE BOARD  OF  EDUCA-
TION  OR  TRUSTEES  OF  EVERY  SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE SHALL ON AND
AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN  EMPLOY  AT  LEAST  ONE  CERTIFIED
SOCIAL  WORKER IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE
OF ANY SOCIAL WORKERS FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH ANY  SPECIAL  EDUCATION
FUNDING, AID, REGULATION OR STATUTE.  SUCH CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER SHALL
PERFORM SUCH DUTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  HELPING STUDENTS WHO
EXHIBIT  ANY  ATTENDANCE,  ACADEMIC,  BEHAVIORAL OR ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS,
EDUCATING STUDENTS CONCERNING AVOIDANCE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, ENCOURAG-
ING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND HELPING STUDENTS PREVENT OR  RESOLVE  PROB-
LEMS CAUSED BY SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03643-01-1

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2011-A937A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2491
2013-2014: A3227
2015-2016: A6763
2017-2018: A3213

2011-A937A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires at least one full-time licensed social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle and junior high school throughout the state.

2011-A937A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 937--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, McENENY, COOK, ROBIN-
  SON, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Education -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  a  licensed
  social  worker  in  each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high
  and senior high school

  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 803-b
to read as follows:
  S 803-B. SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR
OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW  REQUIRED  IN  ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, MIDDLE,
JUNIOR HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.  THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES
OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE SHALL ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER  IN  EACH  OF
THE  SCHOOLS  UNDER  THEIR  JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SOCIAL WORKERS
FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH ANY SPECIAL  EDUCATION  FUNDING,  AID,  REGU-
LATION  OR  STATUTE.    SUCH  LICENSED  SOCIAL WORKER SHALL PERFORM SUCH
DUTIES WITHIN THEIR LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03643-02-1

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