NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1014

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Jan 08, 2025	referred to higher education

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §7607, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S6882
2023-2024: S5518

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires coursework in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion as part of continuing education requirements for the profession of psychology.

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1014

SPONSOR: BROUK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to continuing education
requirements for the profession of psychology

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require three of the thirty-six hours of continuing education for the
profession of psychology in the area of diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion; and to automatically include the American Psychological Associ-
ation, its divisions, and its affiliates as approved providers.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of section 7607 of
the Education Law to require three of the thirty-six hours of continuing
education for the profession of psychology in the area of diversity,
equity, and inclusion.

Section 2: Amends subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision (3)
of section 7607 of the Education Law to consider the American Psycholog-
ical Association (APA), its divisions, and its affiliates as approved
providers of psychological continuing education without application to
SED.

Section 3: Provides an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's continuing education requirement became effective on January
1, 2021. Through the regulatory process implementing the requirement, it
became clear that the statute needed some modifications. First, the
existing statute contains no requirement for education related to diver-
sity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). A 3-hour requirement for DEI reflects
psychologists' desire and to maintain competence and currency in this
most critical area. The focus on DEI is very in line with the evolution
of the profession's working environment. As the nation and New York
continues to become increasingly diverse, continuous professional devel-
opment to meet the needs of clients, students and supervises becomes
paramount. In passing this legislation, New York would become the newest
state (adding to Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas) to
require DEI as part of the professional CE for psychology.

Further, the American Psychological Association (APA) is the oldest
national psychology association in the world (founded in 1892) and the
largest psychology association in the United States (with more than
100,000 members). Aided by an annual budget in excess of $100 million,
APA has been the leader and standard for professional psychology since
the emergence of the field. Its office of Continuing Education has been
in operation for more than 30 years, with a thorough, detailed, grueling
application process for any organization or program to be accepted as an
APA-approved CE provider. The depth and range of CE programs offered or
approved by APA is second to none. Currently, 33 U.S. states automat-
ically accept APAapproved sponsors and their programs as valid CE
credit-hours providers for license renewal. It would be a great service

to psychologists in New York - and the people they serve - to have APA-
approved programs automatically accepted in New York as well.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021: S6882 Referred to Higher Education.

2022: S6882 Passed Senate.

2023: S5518 Passed Senate.

2024: S5518 Returned to Senate; referred to Higher Education.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1014
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- 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  continuing  education
   requirements for the profession of psychology

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 7607  of  the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 436 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  During each triennial registration period, an applicant for regis-
 tration as a psychologist shall complete a minimum of  thirty-six  hours
 of  acceptable  learning  activities,  a minimum of three hours of which
 shall be course work in the area of professional ethics,  including  the
 laws,  rules  and regulations for practice in New York, AND A MINIMUM OF
 THREE HOURS OF WHICH SHALL BE IN COURSE WORK IN THE AREA  OF  DIVERSITY,
 EQUITY,  AND INCLUSION.   Any psychologist whose first registration date
 following the effective date of this  section  occurs  less  than  three
 years from such effective date, but on or after January first, two thou-
 sand twenty-one, shall complete continuing education hours on a prorated
 basis at the rate of one hour per month for the period beginning January
 first,  two thousand twenty-one up to the first registration date there-
 after. A psychologist who has not  satisfied  the  mandatory  continuing
 education  requirement  shall  not  be  issued  a triennial registration
 certificate by the department and shall not practice unless and until  a
 conditional  registration is issued as provided for in subdivision three
 of this section. Continuing education hours taken during  one  triennium
 may not be transferred to the subsequent triennium.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section
 7607 of the education law, as added by chapter 436 of the laws of  2018,
 is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01945-01-5

 S. 1014                             2
 
   (ii)  "formal  courses  of learning" shall include, but not be limited
 to, collegiate level credit and non-credit courses, professional  devel-
 opment  programs  and technical sessions offered by national, state, and
 local professional associations and other  organizations  acceptable  to
 the  department,  and  any  other  organized  educational  and technical
 programs acceptable to the department. Formal courses must be taken from
 [a] THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, ITS  DIVISIONS,  ITS  AFFIL-
 IATES,  OR ANY sponsor approved by the department, based upon a applica-
 tion and fee, pursuant to the regulations of the commissioner.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Samra G. Brouk

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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