Assembly Bill A3227

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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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2013-A3227 (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
2011-2012: A937
2015-2016: A6763
2017-2018: A3213

2013-A3227 (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.

2013-A3227 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3227

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2013
                               ___________

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

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  THIRTEEN 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.
                                                           LBD06854-01-3

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