Senate Bill S2288

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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

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2025-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3610
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6516, A5475
2021-2022: S3510, A2345
2023-2024: S1665, A7877

2025-S2288 (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-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2288
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, FERNANDEZ -- 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 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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