New York S 10380: Requires domestic violence coursework for certain applicants for license and mandatory continuing education classes

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S10380 Summary:

BILL NOS10380 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§7603, 7607, 7704, 7710, 8402, 8403 & 8412, Ed L

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Requires domestic violence coursework for applicants for license and mandatory continuing education classes for psychology, licensed master social worker, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, and mental health practitioners.

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BILL NOS10380 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10380

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 requiring domestic
 violence coursework for requirements for certain professional licenses

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

 1 Section 1. Section 7603 of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
 3 (3-a) Domestic violence coursework: The commissioner shall require
 4 applicants for licensure as licensed psychologist to complete no less
 5 than three credit hours of graduate-level course work related to domes-
 6 tic violence.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 7607 of the education law, as added by
 8 chapter 436 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 9 2. During each triennial registration period, an applicant for regis-
 10 tration as a psychologist shall complete a minimum of thirty-six hours
 11 of acceptable learning activities, a minimum of three hours of which
 12 shall be course work in the area of professional ethics, including the
 13 laws, rules and regulations for practice in New York. The commissioner
 14 shall require the completion of domestic violence-related continuing
 15 education of not less than two hours as part of the mandatory continuing
 16 education requirements for license renewal. Any psychologist whose first
 17 registration date following the effective date of this section occurs
 18 less than three years from such effective date, but on or after January
 19 first, two thousand twenty-one, shall complete continuing education
 20 hours on a prorated basis at the rate of one hour per month for the
 21 period beginning January first, two thousand twenty-one up to the first
 22 registration date thereafter. A psychologist who has not satisfied the
 23 mandatory continuing education requirement shall not be issued a trien-
 24 nial registration certificate by the department and shall not practice
 25 unless and until a conditional registration is issued as provided for in
 26 subdivision three of this section. Continuing education hours taken
 27 during one triennium may not be transferred to the subsequent triennium.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15559-01-6

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 1 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 7704 of the education law is amended by
 2 adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows:
 3 (c-1) Domestic violence coursework: The commissioner shall require
 4 applicants for licensure as licensed clinical social workers to complete
 5 no less than three credit hours of graduate-level course work related to
 6 domestic violence.
 7 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 7710 of the education law, as added by
 8 chapter 443 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 9 2. During each triennial registration period an applicant for regis-
 10 tration as a licensed master social worker or licensed clinical social
 11 worker shall complete a minimum of thirty-six hours of acceptable formal
 12 continuing education. The commissioner shall require the completion of
 13 domestic violence-related continuing education of not less than two
 14 hours as part of the mandatory continuing education requirements for
 15 license renewal. Any licensed master social worker or licensed clinical
 16 social worker whose first registration date following the ef