Assembly Bill A10063B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing and directing the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learning

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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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2017-A10063 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8000
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-A10063 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learning and report the findings of such study and any recommendations to the governor and legislature.

2017-A10063 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10063
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring training for
   teachers and administrators in the area of childhood trauma
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.    IN RECOGNIZING THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT,
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL  PERSONS
 APPLYING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN FOR A TEACHING
 CERTIFICATE  OR  LICENSE AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR THE PURPOSES
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL,  IN  ADDITION  TO
 ALL  THE  OTHER  CERTIFICATION OR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, HAVE COMPLETED
 ENHANCED COURSE WORK OR TRAINING IN THE AREA OF TRAUMA AS IT RELATES  TO
 CHILDREN  AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING. IN ADDITION,
 SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THAT ENHANCED TRAINING IN  THE  NEEDS  OF
 CHILDREN  WHO  HAVE  EXPERIENCED  TRAUMA  BE  PROVIDED TO EACH CERTIFIED
 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR SUPERVISOR ASSIGNED ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN  TO  SERVE AS A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR INCLUDING A
 SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR.  SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED  PRIOR
 TO, OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING, ASSIGNMENT AS A SCHOOL ADMINIS-
 TRATOR OR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR. INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS SCHOOL
 ADMINISTRATORS  OR SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS AS OF JANUARY FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SHALL COMPLETE SUCH TRAINING  BY  SUCH  DATE.  THE
 ENHANCED  COURSE  WORK OR TRAINING SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM AN INSTITUTION
 OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH
 COURSE WORK OR TRAINING IN THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAU-
 MA,  PROVIDED THAT ENHANCED TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
 OR SUPERVISORS THAT MEETS STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY
 BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE  PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO  SUCH  ADMINIS-
 TRATORS OR SUPERVISORS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A10063A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8000
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-A10063A - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learning and report the findings of such study and any recommendations to the governor and legislature.

2017-A10063A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10063--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  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 training for
   teachers, administrators and supervisors  in  the  area  of  childhood
   trauma

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.    IN RECOGNIZING THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT,
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL  PERSONS
 APPLYING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN FOR A TEACHING
 CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE AS A TEACHER FOR THE PURPOSES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 EIGHTY-NINE  OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER CERTIF-
 ICATION OR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, HAVE COMPLETED ENHANCED  COURSE  WORK
 OR  TRAINING  IN  THE  AREA  OF TRAUMA AS IT RELATES TO CHILDREN AND ITS
 IMPACT ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING. IN ADDITION, SUCH  REGULATIONS
 SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT ENHANCED TRAINING IN THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE
 EXPERIENCED TRAUMA BE PROVIDED TO EACH CERTIFIED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR
 SUPERVISOR ASSIGNED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN  TO
 SERVE  AS  A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR SUPERVISOR.  SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE
 PROVIDED PRIOR TO, OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING, ASSIGNMENT AS  A
 SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATOR  OR  SUPERVISOR.    INDIVIDUALS  SERVING AS SCHOOL
 ADMINISTRATORS OR SUPERVISORS AS OF JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
 SHALL COMPLETE SUCH TRAINING BY SUCH DATE. THE ENHANCED COURSE  WORK  OR
 TRAINING  SHALL  BE  OBTAINED  FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS
 BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH COURSE WORK OR  TRAINING
 IN  THE  NEEDS  OF  THOSE  WHO  HAVE  EXPERIENCED  TRAUMA, PROVIDED THAT
 ENHANCED TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS  OR  SUPERVISORS
 THAT  MEETS  STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER MAY BE INCLUDED IN
 THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO SUCH ADMINISTRATORS OR SUPERVISORS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A10063B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8000
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-A10063B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learning and report the findings of such study and any recommendations to the governor and legislature.

2017-A10063B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10063--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JOYNER, HYNDMAN, JEAN-PIERRE, McDONALD, ORTIZ,
   WALKER, MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, BARRON,  RIVERA,  WILLIAMS,  TAYLOR,  NIOU,
   D'URSO, ARROYO, LAVINE, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO,
   HOOPER,  SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
   tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
   said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to authorizing and
   directing the commissioner of education to  conduct  a  study  on  the
   effects of trauma on child development and learning
 
   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 59 to read as follows:
   59. A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A  STUDY
 ON  THE  EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING. SUCH STUDY
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE TYPES OF TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY STUDENTS;
   (II) THE IMPACTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING;
   (III) SCREENING AND ASSESSMENTS OF TRAUMA AVAILABLE IN SCHOOLS;
   (IV) PROGRAMS, INTERVENTIONS, AND SERVICES RELATED TO TRAUMA THAT  ARE
 AVAILABLE IN SCHOOLS; AND
   (V)  BEST  PRACTICES  FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE AREA OF TRAUMA AS IT
 RELATES TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.
   B. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DELIVER  A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY AND
 RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SUCH FINDINGS TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
 ER  OF  THE  SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. SUCH REPORT
 SHALL ALSO INCLUDE SUCH LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AS THE COMMISSIONER  DEEMS
 NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT HIS OR HER RECOMMENDATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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