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Assembly Bill A10645

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires mental health counselors in schools

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2017-A10645 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L

2017-A10645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of education or trustees of every school district to employ at least one certified or licensed mental health counselor in each of the schools under their jurisdiction.

2017-A10645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10645
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requiring mental
   health counselors in schools
 
   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 LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS,  AS  DEFINED  BY
 SECTION  EIGHTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, REQUIRED IN EVERY
 ELEMENTARY, REQUIRED IN INTERMEDIATE, 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 TWENTY
 EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED OR LICENSED  MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELOR  IN
 EACH  OF  THE  SCHOOLS  UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SCHOOL
 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH ANY  SPECIAL  EDUCA-
 TION 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.
                                                            LBD15736-01-8

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