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senate Bill S3477
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S3477 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5338
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §803-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018: S7526, A9533
2021-2022: S1062
S3477 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3477 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that all elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high schools throughout New York State have an effective social work program in place to meet the needs of their students. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The Education Law is amended by adding a new section 803-B, to require the board of trustees of every school district to employ at least one licensed or certified social worker in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school under their jurisdiction. This employment shall be exclusive of any social workers funded or mandated through any special education funding, aid, regulation or stat-
S3477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3477 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 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 NINETEEN 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. LBD06390-01-9
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