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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S2462
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S2462 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2801-c, amd §§3602 & 3602-c, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S7805
2021-2022: S1956
2023-2024: S5683
2019-S2462 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2462 SPONSOR: AKSHAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating a school mental health services program coordinator PURPOSE: This bill would establish a Mental Health Services Coordinator Program under the education law and establish a mental health services program coordinator education aid program to reimburse school districts outside the city of New York, $50,000 for the hiring of such a mental health services professional. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: More specifically, this bill would add a new section 2801-c to the education law to:
2019-S2462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2462 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a school mental health services program coordinator 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 2801-c to read as follows: § 2801-C. NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM COORDI- NATOR. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR" SHALL MEAN A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROFESSIONAL, WITH QUALIFICATIONS DETERMINED BY REGULATION BY THE COMMISSIONER, WHOSE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY SHALL BE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO IDENTIFY, REPORT AND ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF STUDENTS, FACUL- TY AND ADMINISTRATION AT ANY PUBLIC OR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT COULD POSE A RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. 2. ANY PUBLIC OR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY EMPLOY A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROFESSIONAL, IN EITHER THE CLASSIFIED OR UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE, DETER- MINED IN REGULATION BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE QUALIFIED, AS A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR. ANY SUCH PUBLIC OR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY ALSO CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR WITH A PRIVATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER, FOR THE PROVISION OF A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROFESSIONAL, DETERMINED IN REGULATION BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE QUALIFIED, TO SERVE AS A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, BY REGULATION, DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR. A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY OR CONTRACT FOR AS MANY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATORS, AS SUCH DISTRICT DEEMS NECESSARY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BY REGULATION, ESTABLISH THE MANDATORY REPORTS, THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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