New York S 3482: Relates to the residency requirements of certain public officers of political subdivisions or municipal corporations of the state

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S03482 Summary:

BILL NOS03482 

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, GALLIVAN, MARTINS, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ORTT, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK

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Amd §8402, Ed L

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Establishes requirements for granting licensure and provisional endorsement licensure for the practice of mental health counseling.

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3482

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, MARTINS, MATTERA, OBER-
 ACKER, ORTT, PALUMBO, ROLISON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK -- 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 licensure for the
 practice of mental health counseling

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

 1 Section 1. Section 8402 of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. (a) Notwithstanding any existing provisions to the contrary, the
 4 department shall issue a license, certificate, registration or permit to
 5 an applicant to allow practice of mental health counseling if such
 6 applicant, upon submitting such application to the department:
 7 (i) holds a current license, certificate, registration or permit from
 8 another state, territory or country, and the department determines such
 9 state's, territory's or country's requirements are substantially equiv-
 10 alent to or exceed the requirements established in New York state;
 11 (ii) demonstrates competency in the profession or occupation through
 12 methods determined by the department and the board, including but not
 13 limited to having completed continuing education or having worked in the
 14 profession or occupation for at least two of the five years preceding
 15 the date upon which such application was submitted;
 16 (iii) has not committed any act that constitutes grounds for refusal,
 17 suspension or revocation of a license, certificate, registration or
 18 permit to practice such profession or occupation, unless the department
 19 determines, in its discretion, that the act should not be an impediment
 20 to the granting of a license, certificate, registration or permit to
 21 practice mental health counseling;
 22 (iv) is in good standing and has not been disciplined by the jurisdic-
 23 tion that issued the license, certificate, registration or permit unless

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07399-01-5

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 1 the department determines, in its discretion, that the discipline should
 2 not be an impediment to the granting of a license, certificate, regis-
 3 tration or permit to practice mental health counseling; and
 4 (v) pays any fees that the department establishes as required to the
 5 granting of a license, certificate, registration or permit to practice
 6 mental health counseling.
 7 (b) The department, in its discretion, may issue a provisional
 8 endorsement license, certificate, registration or permit to an applicant
 9 for licensure to practice mental health counseling while such applicant
 10 is satisfying remaining requirements for such licensure. A holder of a
 11 provisional endorsement license issued under this paragraph may practice
 12 mental health counseling until the occurrence of any of the following:
 13 (i) A denial by the department of a license, certificate, registration
 14 or permit.
 15 (ii) The expiration of the provisional endorsement license as estab-
 16 lished by the board by regulation.
 17 (iii) The holder of the provisional endorsement license fails to
 18 comply with the terms of the provisional license.
 19 (c) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede or replace exist-
 20 ing statutory provisions relating to licensure by endorsement or licen-
 21 sure by re