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Assembly Bill A9533A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires licensed or certified school social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

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2017-A9533 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7526
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5338, S3477
2021-2022: A7513, S1062
2023-2024: A4873, S54
2025-2026: S1312

2017-A9533 - Summary

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

2017-A9533 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9533
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 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  licensed
   social  worker  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. SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER  REQUIRED  IN ELEMENTARY, 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 EIGHTEEN EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER IN EACH  OF
 THE  SCHOOLS  UNDER  THEIR  JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SOCIAL WORKERS
 FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH ANY SPECIAL  EDUCATION  FUNDING,  AID,  REGU-
 LATION  OR  STATUTE.    SUCH  LICENSED  SOCIAL WORKER SHALL PERFORM SUCH
 DUTIES WITHIN THEIR LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14250-01-8

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2017-A9533A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7526
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §803-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5338, S3477
2021-2022: A7513, S1062
2023-2024: A4873, S54
2025-2026: S1312

2017-A9533A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A9533A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9533--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, QUART -- 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 licensed
   or certified social worker 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. SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR
 OF THIS CHAPTER OR CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  ESTAB-
 LISHED  BY THE DEPARTMENT, REQUIRED IN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, MIDDLE,
 JUNIOR HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.  THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES
 OF EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE SHALL  ON  AND  AFTER  JULY
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND EIGHTEEN EMPLOY AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE
 LICENSED OR CERTIFIED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS  UNDER
 THEIR  JURISDICTION  EXCLUSIVE  OF  ANY  SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS FUNDED OR
 MANDATED THROUGH ANY SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, AID, REGULATION OR STAT-
 UTE.  SUCH LICENSED OR CERTIFIED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER SHALL PERFORM SUCH
 DUTIES WITHIN THEIR LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14250-02-8

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