New York S 2046: Relates to term limits for the office of governor; term limits for the offices of comptroller and attorney-general; and to limiting the terms of office as a member of the legislature any person may serve

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S02046 Summary:

BILL NOS02046 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSRBROUK, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, SALAZAR, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6457, Ed L

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Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program to provide additional educational opportunities for students at certain universities and colleges in the state to enroll in academic programs that lead to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any of the mental health professions.

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BILL NOS02046 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1475

06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

03/10/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1349

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2046

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, BROUK, JACKSON, SALAZAR, SERRANO -- 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 establishing the
 mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health
 higher educational opportunity program

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6457
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6457. Mental health educational opportunity program and mental
 4 health higher educational opportunity program. 1. To provide additional
 5 educational opportunities for students to enroll in academic programs
 6 that lead to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any of the
 7 mental health professions pursuant to articles one hundred fifty-three,
 8 one hundred fifty-four and one hundred sixty-three of this chapter, a
 9 participating college or university shall provide special programs for
 10 the screening, testing, counseling and tutoring of, and assistance to,
 11 residents of the state, (i) who are graduates of an approved high school
 12 or individuals who have attained a New York state high school equivalen-
 13 cy diploma or its equivalent, as determined by the commissioner, (ii)
 14 who have potential for the successful completion of a post-secondary
 15 program that leads to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any
 16 mental health profession, and (iii) who are economically and educa-
 17 tionally disadvantaged.
 18 2. For the purposes of this section, for the mental health educational
 19 opportunity program, a participating college or university shall be
 20 defined as any college or university of the state university of New York
 21 or the city university of New York. For the mental health higher educa-
 22 tional opportunity program, a participating college or university shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00070-01-5

 S. 2046 2

 1 be defined as a non-public college or university incorporated by the
 2 regents.
 3 3. A non-public college or university that participates in the mental
 4 health higher educational opportunity program shall contract with the
 5 commissioner to provide the services in this section pursuant to a proc-
 6 ess promulgated by the commissioner for such purpose.
 7 4. The commissioner, in consultation with the state university of New
 8 York, the city university of New York, and non-public colleges and
 9 universities chosen by the commissioner, shall formulate a general plan
 10 for the organization, development, coordination and operation of the
 11 mental health educational opportunity program and the me