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                                   10880
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 24, 2020
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 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Frontus) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the  executive  law  and  the  public
   health  law,  in  relation to requiring licensed mental health counse-
   lors, psychologists, other certified or  licensed  counseling  profes-
   sionals  and  emergency  services  personnel  to  complete training in
   suicide risk assessment and intervention
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  7603 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   (4-A) TRAINING: HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR
 APPLIED EXPERIENCE UNDER SUPERVISION  IN  SUICIDE  RISK  ASSESSMENT  AND
 INTERVENTION AND A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION RELAT-
 ING TO SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION;
   §  2. Subdivision 1 of section 7704 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
   (D-1) TRAINING: HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR
 APPLIED EXPERIENCE UNDER SUPERVISION  IN  SUICIDE  RISK  ASSESSMENT  AND
 INTERVENTION AND A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION RELAT-
 ING TO SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION;
   §  3. Subdivision 2 of section 7704 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
   (D-1) TRAINING: HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR
 APPLIED EXPERIENCE UNDER SUPERVISION  IN  SUICIDE  RISK  ASSESSMENT  AND
 INTERVENTION AND A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION RELAT-
 ING TO SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION;
   §  4.  Paragraphs  (h)  and (i) of subdivision 2 of section 158 of the
 executive law, as amended by section 28 of part B of chapter 56  of  the
 laws  of  2010,  are amended and a new paragraph (j) is added to read as
 follows:
   (h) Exemptions from particular provisions of this article in the  case
 of  any  county, city, town, village or fire district, if in the opinion
 of the state fire administrator the standards of  fire  training  estab-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 lished  and  maintained  by  such  county,  city,  town, village or fire
 district are equal to or higher than those established pursuant to  this
 article;  or revocation in whole or in part of such exemption, if in his
 or her opinion the standards of fire training established and maintained
 by  such  county,  city,  town,  village or fire district are lower than
 those established pursuant to this article; [and]
   (i) Education, health and physical fitness requirements for  eligibil-
 ity  of  persons for provisional or permanent appointment in the compet-
 itive class of the civil service as fire fighters as it deems  necessary
 and proper for the efficient performance of such duties; AND
   (J)  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR HAVING COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF
 COURSEWORK OR APPLIED  EXPERIENCE  UNDER  SUPERVISION  IN  SUICIDE  RISK
 ASSESSMENT  AND  INTERVENTION AND A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING
 EDUCATION RELATING TO SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION.
   § 5. Subdivision 1 of section 840 of the executive law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
   (F-1)  THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAVING COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF
 COURSEWORK OR APPLIED  EXPERIENCE  UNDER  SUPERVISION  IN  SUICIDE  RISK
 ASSESSMENT  AND  INTERVENTION AND A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING
 EDUCATION RELATING TO SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION;
   § 6. Section 3052 of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH CONTRACTU-
 AL  ARRANGEMENT,  TO  DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF
 COURSEWORK OR APPLIED  EXPERIENCE  UNDER  SUPERVISION  IN  SUICIDE  RISK
 ASSESSMENT  AND  INTERVENTION AND A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS OF CONTINUING
 EDUCATION RELATING TO SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION.
   § 7. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.