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                                   1913
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend a chapter of the laws of 2018, relating to authorizing
   and directing the commissioner of education to conduct a study on  the
   effects  of  trauma  on  child development and learning as proposed in
   legislative bills numbers  S.8000-B  and  A.10063-B,  in  relation  to
   authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner  of children and family
   services to conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child develop-
   ment and learning; and to repeal certain provisions of  the  education
   law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 59 of section 305  of  the  education  law,  as
 added  by  a  chapter  of  the  laws of 2018, amending the education law
 relating to authorizing and directing the commissioner of  education  to
 conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learn-
 ing, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.8000-B and A.10063-B, is
 REPEALED.
   §  2. A chapter of the laws of 2018, amending the education law relat-
 ing to authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
 conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learn-
 ing, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.8000-B and A.10063-B, is
 amended by adding a new section 1-a to read as follows:
   §  1-A. THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSIONER OF  HEALTH,
 IS  AUTHORIZED  AND DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA
 ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE TYPES OF TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY STUDENTS;
   (II) THE IMPACTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING;
   (III) SCREENING AND ASSESSMENTS OF TRAUMA AVAILABLE IN SCHOOLS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (IV)  PROGRAMS, INTERVENTIONS, AND SERVICES RELATED TO TRAUMA THAT ARE
 AVAILABLE IN SCHOOLS; AND
   (V)  BEST  PRACTICES  FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE AREA OF TRAUMA AS IT
 RELATES TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.
   B. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE COMMISSIONER  OF  CHILDREN  AND
 FAMILY SERVICES SHALL DELIVER A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY AND
 RECOMMENDATIONS  BASED  ON  SUCH FINDINGS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
 ER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEMBLY.  SUCH  REPORT
 SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  SUCH  LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AS THE COMMISSIONER OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES DEEMS NECESSARY TO  IMPLEMENT  HIS  OR  HER
 RECOMMENDATIONS.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of  2018,  amending  the  education  law
 relating  to  authorizing and directing the commissioner of education to
 conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learn-
 ing, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.8000-B  and  A.10063-B,
 takes effect.