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NY A08390
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Education to submit annual reports to the governor and legislature on the number of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists in each school, including student-to-staff ratios and whether staff serve multiple schools
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Mandates the commissioner develop a proposal to increase mental health staff to meet nationally accepted ratios recommended by professional associations including the American School Counselors Association and National Association of School Psychologists
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Requires the proposal to consider specific needs of individual school districts and their geographic regions
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Authorizes the commissioner to apportion additional state aid to school districts for approved expenditures on employing school counselors, social workers, and psychologists, with annual cost allowances prescribed by the commissioner
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Defines covered positions as personnel licensed and certified by New York State to provide individual or group counseling assistance to students in elementary, middle, or high school grades
Legislative Description
Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026