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Assembly Bill A3610

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district

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2025-A3610 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2288
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5475, S6516
2021-2022: A2345, S3510
2023-2024: A7877, S1665

2025-A3610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district to perform and coordinate the provision of mental health services in the public schools.

2025-A3610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3610
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  two  quali-
   fied psychiatrists to be employed by each school district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  902  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
   C.  THE  BOARD  OF EDUCATION, THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT, SHALL EMPLOY, AT A COMPENSATION TO BE  AGREED  UPON  BY
 THE  PARTIES,  TWO QUALIFIED PSYCHIATRISTS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.01 OF
 THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. SUCH QUALIFIED PSYCHIATRISTS SHALL  PERFORM  AND
 COORDINATE  THE  PROVISION  OF  MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  IN  THE PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS, AND PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH APPRAISALS OF STUDENTS ATTENDING  THE
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06278-01-5

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