New York S 10397: Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee

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S10397 Summary:

BILL NOS10397 

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Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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BILL NOS10397 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10397

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT in relation to establishing a developmental disability, mental
 health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral
 2 condition community stakeholder committee. 1. The commissioner of mental
 3 health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office for people
 4 with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of the office of chil-
 5 dren and family services, and the commissioner of education, shall
 6 establish a community stakeholder committee to examine appropriate and
 7 effective evidence-based screening methods, and appropriate inter-
 8 ventions for children identified with a developmental disability, a
 9 mental health or behavioral condition, and educational supports for
 10 students in kindergarten through grade five. The community stakeholder
 11 committee shall consist of at least ten members. The following four
 12 members shall serve as co-chairs of the community stakeholder committee:
 13 (a) the commissioner of mental health or their designee; (b) the commis-
 14 sioner for people with developmental disabilities or their designee; (c)
 15 the commissioner of children and family services or their designee; and
 16 (d) the commissioner of education or their designee. The remaining
 17 members shall be appointed in cooperation by the temporary president of
 18 the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and in consultation with the
 19 minority leaders of the senate and assembly, in such a manner as to
 20 ensure that all regions of the state are represented, and shall include:
 21 (a) at least two members who specialize in identifying, evaluating, and
 22 diagnosing individuals with a developmental disability, or a mental
 23 health or behavioral condition; (b) at least one member who specializes
 24 in providing education to individuals with a developmental disability, a
 25 mental health or behavioral condition; (c) at least one member who is a
 26 parent of a student with a developmental disability, a mental health or
 27 behavioral condition; and (d) at least one member who has been identi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09149-03-6

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 1 fied as an individual with a developmental disability, a mental health
 2 or a behavioral condition. All members shall have expertise in fields or
 3 disciplines related to the identification of students diagnosed with a
 4 developmental disability, a mental health or behavioral condition.
 5 2. The community stakeholder committee shall conduct at least two
 6 public hearings for the purpose of obtaining information from stakehold-
 7 ers and other interested parties, including but not limited to social
 8 workers licensed under article 154 of the education law, mental health
 9 practitioners licensed under article 163 of the education law, behavior
 10 analysts licensed under article 167 of the education law, and teachers,
 11 school administrators, and parents.
 12 3. The community stakeholder committee shall prepare and submit a
 13 report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, temporary
 14 president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, th