Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 16, 2018 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to higher education |
May 05, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5918
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §7607, Ed L
2017-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5918 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing education for psychologists PURPOSE : The bill would require psychologists to complete fifty-four hours of continuing education during the registration period, nine hours of which shall be course work in the area of professional ethics. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 - Creates a new section 7607 - which requires psychologists to participate in mandatory continuing education. Psychologists who do not meet the requirement will not be permitted to practice until they have fulfilled the requirement. Psychologists shall be exempted from these requirements during their first three years of practice. The department may grant waivers psychologists who are in the armed services, have health conditions, or other good causes. Section 2 - Psychologists must complete 54 hours of continuing
2017-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5918 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing education for psychologists 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 7607 to read as follows: § 7607. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1. (A) EACH PSYCHOLOGIST REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE, SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS FOR MANDATO- RY CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO DO NOT SATISFY THE PROVISIONS FOR MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION SHALL NOT PRACTICE UNTIL THEY HAVE MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUED A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT THAT A PSYCHOL- OGIST MAY PRACTICE WITHOUT HAVING MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE IS ISSUED A CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. (B) EACH PSYCHOLOGIST SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY ARE FIRST LICENSED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION, ADJUSTMENT TO THE PROVISIONS FOR MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR REASONS OF HEALTH THAT ARE CERTI- FIED BY AN APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, FOR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR FOR OTHER GOOD CAUSE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT WHICH MAY PREVENT COMPLIANCE. (C) A PSYCHOLOGIST NOT ENGAGED IN PRACTICE, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION UPON THE FILING OF A STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT DECLARING SUCH STATUS. ANY LICENSEE WHO RETURNS TO THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY DURING THE TRIENNIAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.