Bill Text: NY A08241 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-18 - substituted by s5445b [A08241 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A08241-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8241 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 4410 of the educa- 2 tion law, as added by chapter 581 of the laws of 2011, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the 5 exemption in subdivision one of section seventy-six hundred five of this 6 chapter shall apply to persons employed [by] ON A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME 7 SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR MONTHLY BASIS, 8 OR ON A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON IS 9 EMPLOYED BY AND UNDER THE DOMINION AND CONTROL OF a center-based program 10 approved pursuant to subdivision nine of this section as a CERTIFIED 11 school psychologist to provide activities, services and use of the title 12 psychologist to students enrolled in such approved center-based program; 13 AND TO CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS EMPLOYED ON A FULL-TIME OR 14 PART-TIME SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR 15 MONTHLY BASIS, OR ON A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT 16 THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS EMPLOYED BY AND UNDER THE DOMINION AND 17 CONTROL OF A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF 18 SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION, OR SUBDIVISION NINE-A OF THIS SECTION, 19 TO CONDUCT A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF A PRESCHOOL CHILD HAVING 20 OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABILITY WHERE AUTHORIZED BY PARAGRAPH A OR B 21 OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE-B OF THIS CHAP- 22 TER; AND TO CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS EMPLOYED ON A FULL-TIME OR 23 PART-TIME SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07556-14-5 A. 8241 2 1 MONTHLY BASIS, OR ON A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT 2 SUCH PSYCHOLOGIST IS EMPLOYED BY AND UNDER THE DOMINION AND CONTROL OF 3 AN AGENCY APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE TWO-A OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE 4 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO DELIVER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM MULTIDIS- 5 CIPLINARY EVALUATIONS, SERVICE COORDINATION SERVICES AND EARLY INTER- 6 VENTION PROGRAM SERVICES, WHERE AUTHORIZED BY PARAGRAPH A OR B OF SUBDI- 7 VISION SIX OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE-B OF THIS CHAPTER, EACH 8 in the course of their employment. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE 9 CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OR GROUP OF SUCH 10 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ENGAGE IN INDEPENDENT PRACTICE OR PRACTICE 11 OUTSIDE OF AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. 12 S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 7605 of the education law, as added by 13 chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 14 1. The activities, services, and use of the title of psychologist, or 15 any derivation thereof, on the part of a person in the employ of a 16 federal, state, county or municipal agency, or other political subdivi- 17 sion, or a chartered elementary or secondary school or degree-granting 18 educational institution insofar as such activities and services are a 19 part of the duties of his salaried position; OR ON THE PART OF A PERSON 20 IN THE EMPLOY AS A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ON A FULL-TIME OR 21 PART-TIME SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY, OR 22 MONTHLY BASIS, OR ON A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT 23 SUCH PERSON EMPLOYED AS A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS EMPLOYED BY 24 AND UNDER THE DOMINION AND CONTROL OF A PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION 25 PROGRAM APPROVED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION NINE OR SUBDIVI- 26 SION NINE-A OF SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER TO PROVIDE 27 ACTIVITIES, SERVICES AND TO USE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOL- 28 OGIST", SO LONG AS THIS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PERMIT THE USE OF THE 29 TITLE "LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST", TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SUCH APPROVED 30 PROGRAM OR TO CONDUCT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF A PRESCHOOL 31 CHILD HAVING OR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A DISABILITY; OR ON THE PART OF A 32 PERSON IN THE EMPLOY AS A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ON A FULL-TIME 33 OR PART-TIME SALARY BASIS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ON AN HOURLY, WEEKLY OR 34 MONTHLY BASIS, OR ON A FEE FOR EVALUATION SERVICES BASIS PROVIDED THAT 35 SUCH PERSON EMPLOYED AS A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IS EMPLOYED BY 36 AND UNDER THE DOMINION AND CONTROL OF AN AGENCY APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE 37 WITH TITLE TWO-A OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO 38 DELIVER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATIONS, 39 SERVICE COORDINATION SERVICES AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM SERVICES, 40 WHERE EACH SUCH PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OR EARLY INTER- 41 VENTION PROVIDER IS AUTHORIZED BY PARAGRAPH A OR B OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF 42 SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS TITLE, EACH IN THE COURSE OF 43 THEIR EMPLOYMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO 44 AUTHORIZE A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OR GROUP OF SUCH SCHOOL 45 PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ENGAGE IN INDEPENDENT PRACTICE OR PRACTICE OUTSIDE OF 46 AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. 47 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 48 have been in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2014, provided, 49 however that the provisions of this act shall expire and be deemed 50 repealed June 30, 2016.