New York S 6807: Provides for the employment of mental health professionals by school districts

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S06807 Summary:

BILL NOS06807 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, BROUK, COONEY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAY, MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR,
 SANDERS, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§901 & 902, Ed L

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Provides for the employment of mental health professionals by school districts.

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BILL NOS06807 

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03/24/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6807

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 24, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BRISPORT, BROUK, COONEY, HARCKHAM, HOYL-
 MAN-SIGAL, MAY, MYRIE, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS,
 SEPULVEDA -- 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 the employment of
 mental health professionals by school districts

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

 1 Section 1. Section 901 of the education law, as amended by chapter 477
 2 of the laws of 2004, subdivision 1 as amended by section 57 of part A1
 3 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 901. School health and mental health services to be provided. 1. a.
 5 School health services, as defined in subdivision two of this section,
 6 shall be provided by each school district for all students attending the
 7 public schools in this state, except in the city school district of the
 8 city of New York, as provided in this article. School health services
 9 shall include the services of a registered professional nurse, if one is
 10 employed, and shall also include such services as may be rendered as
 11 provided in this article in examining students for the existence of
 12 disease or disability and in testing the eyes and ears of such students.
 13 b. School mental health services, as defined in subdivision two of
 14 this section, shall be provided by each school district for all students
 15 attending the public schools in this state, as provided in this article.
 16 School mental health services shall include the services of a school
 17 psychologist and school social worker, each of which shall be employed
 18 by the district.
 19 2. a. School health services for the purposes of this article shall
 20 mean the several procedures, including, but not limited to, medical
 21 examinations, dental inspection and/or screening, scoliosis screening,
 22 vision screening and audiometer tests, designed to determine the health
 23 status of the child; to inform parents or other persons in parental
 24 relation to the child, pupils and teachers of the individual child's
 25 health condition subject to federal and state confidentiality laws; to
 26 guide parents, children and teachers in procedures for preventing and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11261-01-5

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 1 correcting defects and diseases; to instruct the school personnel in
 2 procedures to take in case of accident or illness; to survey and make
 3 necessary recommendations concerning the health and safety aspects of
 4 school facilities and the provision of health information.
 5 b. (i) School mental health services provided by a certified school
 6 psychologist for purposes of this article shall mean the several proce-
 7 dures, including, but not limited to, evaluations, screenings and
 8 assessments, designed to determine the mental health and well-being
 9 status of the child; to inform parents or other persons in parental
 10 relation to the child, pupils and teachers of the individual child's
 11 mental health condition subject to federal and state confidentiality
 12 laws; to address identified mental health needs of the child; to
 13 instruct the school personnel in interventions, techniques, and behav-
 14 ioral approaches to respond to the mental health needs of the child; to
 15 provide such interventions, approaches and services as necessar