New York S 7504: Includes policies and procedures for responding to students having mental health crises in school safety plans

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S07504 Summary:

BILL NOS07504 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00335

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Includes policies and procedures for responding to students having mental health crises in a manner that does not include contacting law enforcement unless implied or direct threats of violence or other criminal activity is involved in school safety plans.

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BILL NOS07504 

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04/21/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7504

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 including policies and
 procedures for responding to students having mental health crises in
 school safety plans

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs l and m of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of
 2 the education law, as amended by chapter 30 of the laws of 2021, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 l. the designation of the superintendent, or superintendent's desig-
 5 nee, as the district chief emergency officer responsible for coordinat-
 6 ing communication between school staff and law enforcement and first
 7 responders, and ensuring staff understanding of the district-level safe-
 8 ty plan. The chief emergency officer shall also be responsible for
 9 ensuring the completion and yearly updating of building-level emergency
 10 response plans; [and]
 11 m. protocols for responding to a declared state disaster emergency
 12 involving a communicable disease that are substantially consistent with
 13 the provisions of section twenty-seven-c of the labor law; and
 14 n. polices and procedures for responding to students having mental
 15 health crises in a manner that does not include contacting law enforce-
 16 ment unless implied or direct threats of violence or other criminal
 17 activity is involved.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00973-01-5

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