New York S 3176: Requires the commissioner of education to develop model mental health screenings for students and associated guidelines to assist school mental health screeners to perform mental health screening services

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S03176 Summary:

BILL NOS03176 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04750

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SPONSORCANZONERI-FITZPATRICK

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COSPNSROBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §912-c, Ed L

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Requires the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop model mental health screenings for students and associated guidelines to assist school mental health screeners to perform mental health screening services to identify concerns in students' mental health.

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BILL NOS03176 

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3176

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, OBERACKER -- 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 requiring the commis-
 sioner to develop model mental health screenings for students and
 associated guidelines to assist school mental health screeners to
 perform mental health screening services

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 912-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 912-c. Student mental health screening. 1. For purposes of this
 4 section, "school mental health screener" shall mean a school psychol-
 5 ogist, school social worker, or a health professional or other employee
 6 of a school as deemed appropriate by the commissioner, in conjunction
 7 with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health,
 8 to perform a mental health screening pursuant to this section.
 9 2. The commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of health
 10 and the commissioner of mental health, shall develop model mental health
 11 screenings and associated guidelines to assist school mental health
 12 screeners to perform mental health screening services to identify
 13 current or emerging concerns in students' mental health. The guidelines
 14 shall include varying mental health screening models that correspond to
 15 the differing levels of trained or licensed health professionals avail-
 16 able in school districts across the state.
 17 3. Model mental health screenings shall be designed to screen individ-
 18 uals for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress
 19 disorder (PTSD), early psychosis, or potential addiction disorders.
 20 Models may differ in their ability to detect each listed mental illness
 21 in correspondence with the commissioners' recommendations regarding the
 22 appropriate levels of training or licensed professionals required.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04683-01-5

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 1 4. The guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to:
 2 a. recommendations for the frequency of such mental health screenings;
 3 b. instruction for the confidential maintenance of health records in
 4 compliance with the appropriate federal and state laws, including the
 5 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insur-
 6 ance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA);
 7 c. the appropriate level of training or licensed professionals to
 8 perform each model mental health screening variation;
 9 d. information regarding how to report screening results to the appro-
 10 priate agencies;
 11 e. recommendations for incorporating such mental health screenings
 12 into health examinations performed by other health professionals;
 13 f. signs and symptoms of mental illnesses that are most prevalent
 14 among the student population in New York; and
 15 g. resources to provide to those students who may need access to
 16 further mental health treatment at the conclusion of a screening, as
 17 decided by the health official administering such screening.
 18 5. The commissioner shall make the model mental health screenings and
 19 associated gui