Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 21, 2017 |
recommitted to rules |
Feb 06, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.146 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 24, 2017 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S3550
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2017-S3550 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4004
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7.23, Ment Hyg L; amd §3006-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S6234, A9299
2019-2020: S5704, A5313
2021-2022: S2774
2023-2024: S1924
2017-S3550 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3550 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues PURPOSE : Relates to mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues. EXISTING LAW : New JUSTIFICATION : Our youth spend more time in school than they do anywhere else except their own home. School is one of the best places for both educators and students to become increasingly aware of mental health, mental health problems and mental disorders. Thusly, making school one of the most efficient places to use in developing and delivering interventions that can improve youth mental health effectively and efficiently. The Mental Health First Aid curriculum is unique in that it is aimed
2017-S3550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3550 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HAMILTON, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, ORTT, PARKER, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows: (D) THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WITH THE COMMIS- SIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL DEVELOP COURSE MATERIALS TO BE OFFERED AS PART OF THE REQUIRED CONTINUING TEACHER AND LEADER EDUCA- TION REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND SIX-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 1. CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES; 2. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH; 3. EATING DISORDERS; 4. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS; 5. BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING THE OVERALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; 6. SAFE DE-ESCALATION OF CRISIS SITUATIONS; 7. IDENTIFYING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING EARLY STAGES OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES; AND 8. THE USE OF EVIDENCE BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID OR CORE ELEMENTS OF SUCH PROGRAMS TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 3006-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of subpart C of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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