Bill Text: NY S03289 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires SUNY or CUNY students enrolled in undergraduate psychology program to complete 12 hours volunteer service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S03289 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03289-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3289
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by Sens. HASSELL-THOMPSON, DIAZ, HUNTLEY, MONSERRATE, OPPEN-
         HEIMER, PERKINS -- 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  students
         enrolled  in  the undergraduate psychology program within the SUNY and
         CUNY systems to complete 12 hours of documented volunteer service with
         certain places or programs
         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 355-d
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 355-D. REQUIRED VOLUNTEER  SERVICE  FOR  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  THE
    4  UNDERGRADUATE  PSYCHOLOGY  PROGRAM.  1.  EVERY  STUDENT  ENROLLED IN THE
    5  UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    6  SYSTEM SHALL COMPLETE, IN ADDITION TO ESTABLISHED  PROGRAM  REQUIREMENTS
    7  FOR  GRADUATION, A MINIMUM OF TWELVE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITH ANY
    8  OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES OR PROGRAMS:
    9    A. A SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND/OR CENTER;
   10    B. A DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND/OR CENTER;
   11    C. AN EATING DISORDER HOTLINE AND/OR COUNSELING CENTER;
   12    D. AN EXPRESSIVE THERAPY COUNSELING CENTER;
   13    E. OR ANY CALL  CENTERS  OR  COUNSELING  CENTERS  WITH  PROGRAMS  THAT
   14  SPECIFICALLY  PERTAIN  TO  ISSUES SUCH AS ABUSE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND
   15  STRESS, OR SELF-ESTEEM AND WEIGHT DISORDERS.
   16    2. EACH COLLEGE SHALL APPOINT A FACULTY MEMBER WITHIN THE  UNDERGRADU-
   17  ATE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM OR AN APPROPRIATE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL
   18  TO  TRACK AND DOCUMENT A STUDENT'S COMPLETED HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
   19  SUCH FACULTY MEMBER OR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SHALL BE  RESPON-
   20  SIBLE  FOR  ENSURING  THAT  SUCH  STUDENT  MEETS  PROGRAM  STANDARDS AND
   21  FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08576-03-9
       S. 3289                             2
    1    3. THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE
    2  ANY RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE
    3  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    4    S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6235 to read
    5  as follows:
    6    S 6235. REQUIRED VOLUNTEER SERVICE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE UNDER-
    7  GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM. 1. EVERY STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE UNDERGRAD-
    8  UATE  PSYCHOLOGY  PROGRAM  WITHIN THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SYSTEM
    9  SHALL COMPLETE, IN ADDITION  TO  ESTABLISHED  PROGRAM  REQUIREMENTS  FOR
   10  GRADUATION,  A  MINIMUM OF TWELVE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITH ANY OF
   11  THE FOLLOWING PLACES OR PROGRAMS:
   12    A. A SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND/OR CENTER;
   13    B. A DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND/OR CENTER;
   14    C. AN EATING DISORDER HOTLINE AND/OR COUNSELING CENTER;
   15    D. AN EXPRESSIVE THERAPY COUNSELING CENTER;
   16    E. OR ANY CALL  CENTERS  OR  COUNSELING  CENTERS  WITH  PROGRAMS  THAT
   17  SPECIFICALLY  PERTAIN  TO  ISSUES SUCH AS ABUSE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND
   18  STRESS, OR SELF-ESTEEM AND WEIGHT DISORDERS.
   19    2. EACH COLLEGE SHALL APPOINT A FACULTY MEMBER WITHIN THE  UNDERGRADU-
   20  ATE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM OR AN APPROPRIATE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL
   21  TO  TRACK AND DOCUMENT A STUDENT'S COMPLETED HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
   22  SUCH FACULTY MEMBER OR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SHALL BE  RESPON-
   23  SIBLE  FOR  ENSURING  THAT  SUCH  STUDENT  MEETS  PROGRAM  STANDARDS AND
   24  FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   25    3. THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  PROMULGATE
   26  ANY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
   27  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   28    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.