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A10555 Summary:

BILL NOA10555 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09303

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRBerger, Reyes, Griffin, Shimsky, Sayegh, Simon, Weprin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §7706, Ed L

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Authorizes a graduate of an accredited master of social work program to engage in supervised social work.

Go to top A10555 Actions:

BILL NOA10555 

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03/13/2026referred to higher education

05/12/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA10555 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules HyndmanAyeSmullenAye

LupardoAyeSmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAbsent

SimonAyeReillyAbsent

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloAye

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiAye

ClarkAye

ForrestExcused

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesAye

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA10555 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10555 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10555

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 13, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain persons with a
 masters in social work

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 7706 of the education law, as
 2 added by chapter 420 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
 3 5. Prevent or prohibit the performance of activities and services
 4 within the scope of practice of licensed master social work or licensed
 5 clinical social work as defined in section seventy-seven hundred one of
 6 this article by the following:
 7 (a) any individual who is credentialed under any law, including attor-
 8 neys, rape crisis counselors, credentialed alcoholism and substance
 9 abuse counselors whose scope of practice includes the practices defined
 10 in section seventy-seven hundred one of this article from performing or
 11 claiming to perform work authorized by applicable provisions of this
 12 chapter and the mental hygiene law;
 13 (b) provision of pastoral counseling services by any member of the
 14 clergy or christian science practitioner, from providing pastoral coun-
 15 selling services within the context of [his or her] their ministerial
 16 charge or obligation;
 17 (c) students who are enrolled in a baccalaureate of social work or
 18 professional graduate level social work program of study, and which are
 19 required to perform as part of the field work component of that program,
 20 services provided under the supervision of a field work supervisor
 21 approved by the program;
 22 (d) on the part of a student or trainee who is enrolled in an institu-
 23 tion or program registered by the department or accredited by an accred-
 24 iting organization acceptable to the department to provide training in a
 25 discipline or profession, other than social work or clinical social
 26 work, that is licensed pursuant to this title, where such activities and
 27 services are authorized within the definition of the scope of practice
 28 of the profession, or discipline in which [he or she is] they are being

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14981-02-6

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 1 trained as set forth in [the education law] this chapter or the commis-
 2 sioner's regulations, provided that such services are performed under
 3 the regular and ongoing supervision of a licensee in the profession or
 4 discipline in which [he or she is] they are being trained who assumes
 5 professional responsibility for the services performed under [his or
 6 her] their supervision and that such activities and the provision of
 7 such services are a formal part of the professional training program in
 8 which [he or she is] they are enrolled;
 9 (e) a graduate of an accredited master of social work program from
 10 engaging in supervised social work, provided the graduate has: (i)
 11 applied and paid a fee for the licensing and examination; (ii) applied
 12 and paid a fee for the limited permit pursuant