Senate Bill S8000B

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-S8000 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10063
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-S8000 - 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-S8000 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8000 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8000
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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 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

2017-S8000A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10063
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-S8000A - 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-S8000A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8000A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8000--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.

co-Sponsors

2017-S8000B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10063
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-S8000B (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-S8000B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8000B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8000--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BAILEY, BENJAMIN, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, PARKER, PERAL-
   TA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to  be
   committed  to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  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.
                                                            LBD13733-06-8

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