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Assembly Bill A10154A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires psychologists in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

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2017-A10154 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1433

2017-A10154 - Summary

Requires at least one full-time psychologist to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school throughout the state.

2017-A10154 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10154
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  a  psychol-
   ogist 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:
   § 803-B. FULL-TIME SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS REQUIRED IN ELEMENTARY, INTER-
 MEDIATE,  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 EIGHTEEN EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED OR
 LICENSED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER  THEIR  JURIS-
 DICTION EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH
 ANY  SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, AID, REGULATION OR STATUTE.  SUCH SCHOOL
 PSYCHOLOGIST SHALL PERFORM SUCH DUTIES INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:
 COORDINATING WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO PARTIC-
 IPATE  EFFECTIVELY  IN  THEIR  CURRENT  AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,
 HELPING STUDENTS WHO EXHIBIT ANY  ATTENDANCE,  ACADEMIC,  BEHAVIORAL  OR
 ADJUSTMENT  PROBLEMS,  EDUCATING  STUDENTS CONCERNING AVOIDANCE OF CHILD
 SEXUAL ABUSE, AND ENCOURAGING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15157-01-8

2017-A10154A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1433

2017-A10154A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires at least one full-time psychologist to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school throughout the state.

2017-A10154A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10154--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- 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 a psychol-
   ogist 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:
   § 803-B. FULL-TIME SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS REQUIRED IN ELEMENTARY, INTER-
 MEDIATE, 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 EIGHTEEN EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED OR
 LICENSED  SCHOOL  PSYCHOLOGIST IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR JURIS-
 DICTION EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH
 ANY SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, AID, REGULATION OR STATUTE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15157-02-8

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