NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A6801A

Assembly Bill A6801A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to ways and means
May 16, 2023	reported referred to ways and means
May 12, 2023	print number 6801a
May 12, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to mental health
May 08, 2023	referred to mental health

Bill Amendments

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A (Active)

2023-A6801 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene

2023-A6801 - Summary

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

2023-A6801 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6801
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing a developmental, mental,  and  behav-
   ioral  health  community  stakeholder committee; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Developmental,  mental,  and  behavioral health community
 stakeholder committee. 1. The commissioner of mental health, in  consul-
 tation  with the commissioner of developmental disabilities, the commis-
 sioner of children and family services, and the commissioner  of  educa-
 tion,  shall  establish  a  community  stakeholder  committee to examine
 appropriate and  effective  evidence-based  developmental,  mental,  and
 behavioral health screening methods, appropriate interventions for chil-
 dren  with  developmental,  mental, or behavioral health conditions, and
 other educational supports for students in  kindergarten  through  grade
 five.  The community stakeholder committee shall consist of at least ten
 members. The following four members shall  serve  as  co-chairs  of  the
 community  stakeholder  committee: (a) the commissioner of mental health
 or their designee; (b) the commissioner of developmental disabilities or
 their designee; (c) the commissioner of children and family services  or
 their designee; and (d) the commissioner of education or their designee.
 The remaining members shall be appointed in cooperation by the temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly in such a manner
 as  to  ensure  that all regions of the state are represented, and shall
 include: (a) at least two members who specialize in identifying,  evalu-
 ating,  and diagnosing individuals with developmental, mental, or behav-
 ioral health conditions; (b) at least  one  member  who  specializes  in
 educating  individuals  with developmental, mental, or behavioral health
 conditions; (c) at least one member who is a parent of a student with  a
 developmental,  mental, or behavioral health condition; (d) at least one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10323-03-3

 A. 6801                             2
 
 member with a developmental, mental, or behavioral health condition; and
 (e) at least one member from an institute of higher education who is  an
 expert  in  developmental,  mental, or behavioral health conditions. All
 members  shall  have  expertise  in fields or disciplines related to the
 identification of students with  developmental,  mental,  or  behavioral
 health conditions.
   2.  The  community  stakeholder  committee  shall conduct at least two
 public hearings for the purpose of obtaining information from stakehold-
 ers and other interested parties, including but not  limited  to  mental
 health  counselors  licensed  pursuant  to section 8402 of the education
 law, behavior analysts licensed pursuant to article 167 of the education
 law, teachers, school administrators, and parents.
   3. The community stakeholder committee  shall  prepare  and  submit  a
 report  of  its  findings and recommendations to the governor, temporary
 president of the senate, and speaker of  the  assembly  eighteen  months
 after the effective date of this act.
   4. For the purposes of this act:
   (a)  The term "screening methods" shall mean the identification, test-
 ing, and evaluation  of  developmental,  mental,  or  behavioral  health
 conditions.
   (b)  The  term "developmental, mental, or behavioral health condition"
 shall mean a disability, problem or  disorder  of  behavior,  character,
 development, emotion, personality, relationship, or other such condition
 as may be identified as:
   (i)  a  mental  health condition by a mental health counselor licensed
 pursuant to section 8402 of the education law;
   (ii) autism, autism spectrum disorder, or  a  related  disorder  by  a
 behavior  analyst licensed pursuant to article 167 of the education law;
 or
   (iii) a developmental disability  pursuant  to  section  1.03  of  the
 mental hygiene law.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2024 and shall expire and
 be deemed repealed August 1, 2025.

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2023-A6801A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene

2023-A6801A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-A6801A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6801--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to establishing a developmental disability, mental
   health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Developmental disability,  mental  health,  and  behavioral
 condition community stakeholder committee. 1. The commissioner of mental
 health, in consultation with the commissioner of developmental disabili-
 ties,  the commissioner of children and family services, and the commis-
 sioner of education, shall establish a community  stakeholder  committee
 to  examine  appropriate and effective evidence-based screening methods,
 and appropriate interventions for children identified  with  a  develop-
 mental  disability,  a mental health or behavioral condition, and educa-
 tional supports for students in kindergarten  through  grade  five.  The
 community  stakeholder  committee shall consist of at least ten members.
 The following four members shall serve as  co-chairs  of  the  community
 stakeholder  committee:  (a)  the commissioner of mental health or their
 designee; (b) the commissioner of developmental  disabilities  or  their
 designee;  (c) the commissioner of children and family services or their
 designee; and (d) the commissioner of education or their designee.   The
 remaining  members  shall  be  appointed in cooperation by the temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly in such a manner
 as to ensure that all regions of the state are  represented,  and  shall
 include:  (a) at least two members who specialize in identifying, evalu-
 ating, and diagnosing individuals with a developmental disability, or  a
 mental  health  or  behavioral  condition;  (b)  at least one member who
 specializes in providing education to individuals with  a  developmental
 disability,  a  mental  health or behavioral condition; (c) at least one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10323-05-3

 A. 6801--A                          2
 
 member who is a parent of a student with a developmental  disability,  a
 mental  health  or behavioral condition; and (d) at least one member who
 has been identified as an individual with a developmental disability,  a
 mental  health  or a behavioral condition. All members shall have exper-
 tise in fields or disciplines related to the identification of  students
 diagnosed with a developmental disability, a mental health or behavioral
 condition.
   2.  The  community  stakeholder  committee  shall conduct at least two
 public hearings for the purpose of obtaining information from stakehold-
 ers and other interested parties, including but not  limited  to  social
 workers  licensed  under article 154 of the education law, mental health
 practitioners licensed under article 163 of the education law,  behavior
 analysts  licensed under article 167 of the education law, and teachers,
 school administrators, and parents.
   3. The community stakeholder committee  shall  prepare  and  submit  a
 report  of  its  findings and recommendations to the governor, temporary
 president of the senate, and speaker of  the  assembly  eighteen  months
 after the effective date of this act.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2024 and shall expire and
 be deemed repealed August 1, 2025.

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