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Assembly Bill A3447

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the licensure of behavior analysts

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2013-A3447 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8405-a, amd §8410, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10064

2013-A3447 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the licensure of behavior analysts.

2013-A3447 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3447

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MORELLE, WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BRENNAN, HEVESI -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to providing for the
  licensure of behavior analysts

  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 8405-a
to read as follows:
  S  8405-A. BEHAVIOR ANALYST. 1. DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS. THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IS DEFINED
AS THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND ENVI-
RONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS TO PRODUCE SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS  IN
HUMAN  BEHAVIOR.  IT INCLUDES THE EMPIRICAL IDENTIFICATION OF FUNCTIONAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL  FACTORS,  KNOWN  AS  FUNC-
TIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS.  APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS INTERVENTIONS
ARE BASED ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND THE DIRECT OBSERVATION AND MEASURE-
MENT  OF  BEHAVIOR  AND  ENVIRONMENT.   THEY UTILIZE CONTEXTUAL FACTORS,
ESTABLISHING OPERATIONS, ANTECEDENT  STIMULI,  POSITIVE  REINFORCEMENTS,
AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP NEW BEHAVIORS, INCREASE OR
DECREASE  EXISTING BEHAVIORS, AND EMIT BEHAVIORS UNDER SPECIFIC ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONDITIONS. THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE
PSYCHOLOGICAL  TESTING, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, COGNITIVE THERA-
PY, SEX THERAPY, MARRIAGE COUNSELING, PSYCHOANALYSIS, HYPNOTHERAPY,  AND
LONG-TERM COUNSELING AS TREATMENT MODALITIES.
  2. PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND USE OF THE TITLE "LICENSED BEHAV-
IOR  ANALYST". ONLY A PERSON LICENSED OR EXEMPT UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. ONLY A PERSON LICENSED  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE
SHALL USE THE TITLE "LICENSED BEHAVIOR ANALYST" OR ANY OTHER DESIGNATION
TENDING TO IMPLY THAT THE PERSON IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE BEHAVIOR ANALY-
SIS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06649-01-3
              

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