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Assembly Bill A9060

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to require teachers colleges to provide a course of instruction in mental health first aid prior to each student's graduation

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2015-A9060 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6753
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3686, S2465
2019-2020: A5315, S2886
2021-2022: S6814

2015-A9060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to require teachers' colleges to provide a course of instruction in mental health first aid prior to each student's graduation.

2015-A9060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9060

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRESPO, SEPULVEDA, RODRIGUEZ, RAMOS, DAVILA,
  ARROYO, RIVERA, MOYA, DILAN, PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  teachers
  colleges to provide a course of instruction in mental health first aid

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 55 to read as follows:
  55. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  REQUIRING EVERY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS OR TEACHERS COLLEGE WITHIN
THE STATE TO PROVIDE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST  AID
TO  EACH  STUDENT  PRIOR  TO  SUCH STUDENT'S GRADUATION THEREFROM WITH A
DEGREE IN TEACHING OR EDUCATION.
  B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  "MENTAL  HEALTH  FIRST  AID"
MEANS THE RECOGNITION OF COMMON MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE
DISORDERS,  THE  SAFE DE-ESCALATION OF CRISIS SITUATIONS, AND THE INITI-
ATION OF TIMELY REFERRAL OF APPROPRIATE STUDENTS TO  MENTAL  HEALTH  AND
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13034-01-5

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