NY State Assembly Bill 2021-A7405A

Assembly Bill A7405A

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to extending certain exemptions for persons employed as mental health practitioners, psychologists and social workers

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 24, 2021	signed chap.159
Jun 17, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2021	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1698 substituted for s6431
Jun 02, 2021	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly
Jun 01, 2021	ordered to third reading rules cal.242 rules report cal.242 reported
May 25, 2021	reported referred to rules
May 19, 2021	print number 7405a
May 19, 2021	amend (t) and recommit to higher education
May 07, 2021	referred to higher education

Votes

- Jun 9, 2021 - Floor Vote
  A7405A
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2021
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (5)
      
      Akshar
      
      Borrello
      
      Martucci
      
      Oberacker
      
      Tedisco

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2021-A7405 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6431
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§7605, 7706 & 8410, Ed L

2021-A7405 - Summary

Extends for one year certain exemptions from professional licensure requirements for persons employed as mental health practitioners, psychologists and social workers in a program or service operated, regulated, funded, or approved by the department of mental hygiene, the office of children and family services, or a local governmental unit or social services district.

2021-A7405 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7405
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  extending  certain
   exemptions  from  practice  requirements  for  persons  practicing  in
   certain licensed programs or services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  12  of section 7605 of the education law, as
 added by section 2 of part Y of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2018,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   12.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, noth-
 ing in this article shall be construed to prohibit or limit  the  activ-
 ities  or  services  provided  under  this  article by any person who is
 employed or who commences employment in a program or  service  operated,
 regulated,  funded, or approved by the department of mental hygiene, the
 office of children and family services, or a local governmental unit  as
 that  term  is  defined  in section 41.03 of the mental hygiene law or a
 social services district as defined in section sixty-one of  the  social
 services  law  on  or before [one year] TWO YEARS from the date that the
 regulations issued in accordance with section six of  [the]  PART  Y  OF
 chapter  FIFTY-SEVEN  of  the  laws of two thousand eighteen which added
 this subdivision appear in the state register or are adopted,  whichever
 is  later.  Such  prohibitions  or  limitations  shall not apply to such
 employees for as long as  they  remain  employed  by  such  programs  or
 services and whether they remain employed by the same or other employers
 providing  such programs or services. Provided, however, that any person
 who commences employment in such program or service after such date  and
 performs services that are restricted under this article shall be appro-
 priately licensed or authorized under this article. Each state oversight
 agency  shall create and maintain a process to verify employment history
 of individuals exempt under this subdivision.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11076-01-1

 A. 7405                             2
 
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 7706 of the education law, as  added  by
 section  4  of  part  Y of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to
 read as follows:
   8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing
 in  this  article shall be construed to prohibit or limit the activities
 or services provided under this article by any person who is employed or
 who commences employment in a program or  service  operated,  regulated,
 funded,  or  approved by the department of mental hygiene, the office of
 children and family services, the department of corrections and communi-
 ty supervision, the office of temporary and disability  assistance,  the
 state  office  for  the  aging  and  the department of health or a local
 governmental unit as that term is defined in section 41.03 of the mental
 hygiene law or a social services district as defined in  section  sixty-
 one  of  the  social services law on or before [one year] TWO YEARS from
 the date that the regulations issued in accordance with section  six  of
 [the] PART Y OF chapter FIFTY-SEVEN of the laws of two thousand eighteen
 which  added  this  subdivision  appear  in  the  state  register or are
 adopted, whichever is later. Such prohibitions or limitations shall  not
 apply  to  such  employees  for  as long as they remain employed by such
 programs or services and whether they remain employed  by  the  same  or
 other  employers  providing such programs or services. Provided however,
 that any person who commences employment  in  such  program  or  service
 after  such  date  and  performs services that are restricted under this
 article shall be appropriately licensed or authorized under  this  arti-
 cle.  Each state oversight agency shall create and maintain a process to
 verify employment history of individuals exempt under this subdivision.
   § 3. Subdivision 9 of section 8410 of the education law, as  added  by
 section  5  of  part  Y of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended to
 read as follows:
   9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing
 in this article shall be construed to prohibit or limit  the  activities
 or services provided under this article by any person who is employed or
 who  commences  employment  in a program or service operated, regulated,
 funded, or approved by the department of mental hygiene, the  office  of
 children and family services, the department of corrections and communi-
 ty  supervision,  the office of temporary and disability assistance, the
 state office for the aging and the  department  of  health  or  a  local
 governmental unit as that term is defined in section 41.03 of the mental
 hygiene  law  or a social services district as defined in section sixty-
 one of the social services law on or before [one year]  TWO  YEARS  from
 the  date  that the regulations issued in accordance with section six of
 [the] PART Y OF chapter FIFTY-SEVEN of the laws of two thousand eighteen
 which added this  subdivision  appear  in  the  state  register  or  are
 adopted,  whichever is later. Such prohibitions or limitations shall not
 apply to such employees for as long as  they  remain  employed  by  such
 programs  or  services  and  whether they remain employed by the same or
 other employers providing such programs or services.  Provided  however,
 that  any  person  who  commences  employment in such program or service
 after such date and performs services that  are  restricted  under  this
 article  shall  be appropriately licensed or authorized under this arti-
 cle. Each state oversight agency shall create and maintain a process  to
 verify employment history of individuals exempt under this subdivision.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2021-A7405A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6431
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§7605, 7706 & 8410, Ed L

2021-A7405A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-A7405A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7405--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  extending  certain
   exemptions  for  persons  employed  as  mental  health  practitioners,
   psychologists and social workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 12 section 7605 of the education law, as added
 by section 2 of part Y of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   12.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, noth-
 ing in this article shall be construed to prohibit or limit  the  activ-
 ities  or  services  provided  under  this  article by any person who is
 employed or who commences employment in a program or  service  operated,
 regulated,  funded, or approved by the department of mental hygiene, the
 office of children and family services, or a local governmental unit  as
 that  term  is  defined  in section 41.03 of the mental hygiene law or a
 social services district as defined in section sixty-one of  the  social
 services  law  on  or before [one year] TWO YEARS from the date that the
 regulations issued in accordance with section six of  [the]  PART  Y  OF
 chapter  FIFTY-SEVEN  of  the laws of two thousand eighteen [which added
 this subdivision] appear in the state register or are adopted, whichever
 is later. Such prohibitions or  limitations  shall  not  apply  to  such
 employees  for  as  long  as  they  remain  employed by such programs or
 services and whether they remain employed by the same or other employers
 providing such programs or services. Provided, however, that any  person
 who  commences employment in such program or service after such date and
 performs services that are restricted under this article shall be appro-
 priately licensed or authorized under this article. Each state oversight
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11076-02-1

 A. 7405--A                          2
 
 agency shall create and maintain a process to verify employment  history
 of individuals exempt under this subdivision.
   §  2.  Subdivision 8 of section 7706 of the education law, as added by
 section 4 of part Y of chapter 57 of the laws of  2018,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing
 in  this  article shall be construed to prohibit or limit the activities
 or services provided under this article by any person who is employed or
 who commences employment in a program or  service  operated,  regulated,
 funded,  or  approved by the department of mental hygiene, the office of
 children and family services, the department of corrections and communi-
 ty supervision, the office of temporary and disability  assistance,  the
 state  office  for  the  aging  and  the department of health or a local
 governmental unit as that term is defined in section 41.03 of the mental
 hygiene law or a social services district as defined in  section  sixty-
 one  of  the  social services law on or before [one year] TWO YEARS from
 the date that the regulations issued in accordance with section  six  of
 [the] PART Y OF chapter FIFTY-SEVEN of the laws of two thousand eighteen
 [which  added  this  subdivision]  appear  in  the state register or are
 adopted, whichever is later. Such prohibitions or limitations shall  not
 apply  to  such  employees  for  as long as they remain employed by such
 programs or services and whether they remain employed  by  the  same  or
 other  employers  providing such programs or services. Provided however,
 that any person who commences employment  in  such  program  or  service
 after  such  date  and  performs services that are restricted under this
 article shall be appropriately licensed or authorized under  this  arti-
 cle.  Each state oversight agency shall create and maintain a process to
 verify employment history of individuals exempt under this subdivision.
   § 3. Subdivision 9 of section 8410 of the education law, as  added  by
 section  5 of part Y of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended    to
 read as follows:
   9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing
 in  this  article shall be construed to prohibit or limit the activities
 or services provided under this article by any person who is employed or
 who commences employment in a program or  service  operated,  regulated,
 funded,  or  approved by the department of mental hygiene, the office of
 children and family services, the department of corrections and communi-
 ty supervision, the office of temporary and disability  assistance,  the
 state  office  for  the  aging  and  the department of health or a local
 governmental unit as that term is defined in section 41.03 of the mental
 hygiene law or a social services district as defined in  section  sixty-
 one  of  the  social services law on or before [one year] TWO YEARS from
 the date that the regulations issued in accordance with section  six  of
 [the] PART Y OF chapter FIFTY-SEVEN of the laws of two thousand eighteen
 [which  added  this  subdivision]  appear  in  the state register or are
 adopted, whichever is later. Such prohibitions or limitations shall  not
 apply  to  such  employees  for  as long as they remain employed by such
 programs or services and whether they remain employed  by  the  same  or
 other  employers  providing such programs or services. Provided however,
 that any person who commences employment  in  such  program  or  service
 after  such  date  and  performs services that are restricted under this
 article shall be appropriately licensed or authorized under  this  arti-
 cle.  Each state oversight agency shall create and maintain a process to
 verify employment history of individuals exempt under this subdivision.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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