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Senate Bill S7611A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations to include school mental health practitioners in a certificate valid for pupil personnel services

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2015-S7611 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9938
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6002, A981

2015-S7611 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations to include school mental health practitioners in a certificate valid for pupil personnel services.

2015-S7611 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7611 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7611

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of a
  school certificate title for school mental health practitioners

  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.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ISSUE REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH A CERTIF-
ICATE VALID FOR PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES AS A SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH COUN-
SELOR, SCHOOL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, SCHOOL PSYCHOANALYST AND  A
SCHOOL CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST.
  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE ESTABLISHED IN
REGULATIONS, A CANDIDATE FOR A CERTIFICATE ESTABLISHED BY THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION  SHALL  BE  REGISTERED AND HOLD A VALID LICENSE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly the department of education is authorized to promulgate any  and  all
rules and regulations and to take any other measures necessary to imple-
ment this act on or before such effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15034-01-6

2015-S7611A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9938
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6002, A981

2015-S7611A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations to include school mental health practitioners in a certificate valid for pupil personnel services.

2015-S7611A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7611A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7611--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- reported
  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Higher
  Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
  sioner to issue regulations to include school  mental  health  practi-
  tioners in a certificate valid for pupil personnel services

  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. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ISSUE  REGULATIONS  TO  INCLUDE  A  SCHOOL
MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELOR,  SCHOOL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, SCHOOL
PSYCHOANALYST AND A SCHOOL CREATIVE  ARTS  THERAPIST  IN  A  CERTIFICATE
VALID FOR PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES.
  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE ESTABLISHED IN
REGULATIONS, A CANDIDATE FOR A CERTIFICATE ESTABLISHED BY THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION  SHALL  BE  REGISTERED AND HOLD A VALID LICENSE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly the department of education is authorized to promulgate any  and  all
rules and regulations and to take any other measures necessary to imple-
ment this act on or before such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15034-03-6

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