S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6002
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 10, 2017
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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 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 56 to read as follows:
56. 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.
§ 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.
LBD01263-01-7