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Assembly Bill A9148

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues

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2015-A9148 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3001-e, Ed L

2015-A9148 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues.

2015-A9148 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9148

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  creating  mandatory
  continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues

  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 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS;  MENTAL  HEALTH
ISSUES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER
OF HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH, CREATE AND ADMINISTER A
MANDATORY  CONTINUING  EDUCATION  COURSE FOR TEACHERS RELATING TO MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES. SUCH COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO  MAKE  ANY  DETERMI-
NATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH EDUCATION COURSE.
  2. EVERY TEACHER QUALIFIED TO TEACH PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND
ONE  OF  THIS ARTICLE, SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MANDATORY
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. TEACHERS WHO  DO  NOT
SATISFY  THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT TEACH
UNTIL THEY HAVE MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED A CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLETION.
  3. THE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL TRAIN TEACHERS TO ACCOMPLISH
SAFE DE-ESCALATION OF CRISIS SITUATIONS, RECOGNITION OF  THE  SIGNS  AND
SYMPTOMS  OF  MENTAL  ILLNESS,  AND  TIMELY  REFERRAL  TO  MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES, THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPING MENTAL DISORDERS.  THE  PROGRAM
SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR TEACHERS TO ASSIST
STUDENTS  IN CRISIS TO CONNECT WITH APPROPRIATE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE
SERVICES, TRAINING ON MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS IN THE STATE AND  LOCAL  COMMUNITY,  AND
TRAINING ON ACTIONS PLANS AND PROTOCOLS FOR REFERRAL TO SUCH RESOURCES.
  4.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS DURING EVERY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, HOWEVER TEACHERS SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO
ONLY  ATTEND  ANNUALLY,  PROVIDED  THAT  THEY  ARE ISSUED A REGISTRATION
CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION. TEACHERS SHALL MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DOCUMENTA-
TION OF COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  AND
SHALL PROVIDE SUCH DOCUMENTATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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