Bill Text: NY A02491 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2491 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a certified social worker in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A02491 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02491-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2491
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 16, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, McENENY, COOK, ROBIN-
         SON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, GREENE,  TOWNS  --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a certified
         social worker in each elementary, intermediate,  middle,  junior  high
         and senior high school
         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  803-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  803-B.  CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKERS REQUIRED IN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDI-
    4  ATE, MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.  THE BOARD  OF  EDUCA-
    5  TION  OR  TRUSTEES  OF  EVERY  SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE SHALL ON AND
    6  AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED SOCIAL
    7  WORKER IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE OF  ANY
    8  SOCIAL WORKERS FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH ANY SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING,
    9  AID,  REGULATION OR STATUTE.  SUCH CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER SHALL PERFORM
   10  SUCH DUTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  HELPING STUDENTS WHO EXHIBIT
   11  ANY ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL OR ADJUSTMENT  PROBLEMS,  EDUCATING
   12  STUDENTS   CONCERNING  AVOIDANCE  OF  CHILD  SEXUAL  ABUSE,  ENCOURAGING
   13  PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND HELPING STUDENTS PREVENT  OR  RESOLVE  PROBLEMS
   14  CAUSED BY SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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