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NY A06495
Bill
Status
3/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Requires all school district boards of education to create policies, procedures, and guidelines for responding to children and teens aged 17 and under who demonstrate suicidal ideation, self-harm, are victims of harassment or bullying, or who wander or elope from school property without permission
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Mandates school districts coordinate with pediatric mental health providers, community health agencies, law enforcement, and public safety agencies when developing these policies, and distribute them annually to all school staff and relevant local agencies
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Establishes an 11-member "Commission on Child and Young Teen Mental Health and Community Safety" within the Department of Education, with appointments by the governor, legislative leaders, and commissioners of mental health, children and family services, and education
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Directs the commission to evaluate student safety in public and private schools, identify disparate treatment in mental health services, examine COVID-19's effects on student mental health, and identify racial or ethnic disparities in educational supports
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Requires the commission to report findings and recommendations to the governor and legislative leaders within one year of the act's effective date, which is 60 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Tevyan Rowe child and young teen mental health community safety act"; directs boards of education to create policies, procedures, and guidelines for at-risk children and young teens who have demonstrated suicidal ideation, been victims of harassment or bullying, and/or who have eloped from school property; establishes a commission to evaluate the safety and security of children in primary and secondary public and private schools in this state.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026