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NY A04111
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nader Sayegh
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AI Summary
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Requires school districts to conduct annual depression screenings for all students in grades 7-12, administered by qualified professionals using the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 or equivalent tool approved by the commissioners of education and health
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Mandates screenings be conducted with privacy protections and confidentiality consistent with state and federal student records laws
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Requires parents to be notified in writing within 90 days if screening detects a suspected deviation from recommended standards, with clarification that results are not a diagnosis and encouragement to consult the student's primary care physician
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Allows for additional screening tools including anxiety assessments such as the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 questionnaire
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Requires schools to submit aggregated, de-identified screening data to the Department of Education and Department of Health to identify statewide trends in teenage depression and develop responsive initiatives
Legislative Description
Requires annual screenings for depression of students in grades seven through twelve; requires the department of education and the department of health to review data pertaining to the results of such screenings for local and statewide trends concerning teenage depression.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026