A03563 Summary:
BILL NO | A03563C |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01865-B |
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SPONSOR | Lavine |
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COSPNSR | Stirpe, Englebright, Gottfried, Buchwald, Fahy, Skoufis, Steck |
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MLTSPNSR | Curran, Fitzpatrick, Lupardo, Lupinacci, Ra, Schimel, Simanowitz, Simon |
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Amd S7605, Ed L | |
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Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology. |
A03563 Actions:
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01/27/2015 | referred to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | amend and recommit to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | print number 3563a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/18/2015 | amend and recommit to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/18/2015 | print number 3563b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2015 | amend and recommit to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2015 | print number 3563c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | rules report cal.334 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.334 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S1865B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/14/2015 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/26/2015 | signed chap.374 |
A03563 Committee Votes:
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
ER
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A03563 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3563--C 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD, FAHY, SKOUFIS, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CURRAN, FITZPA- TRICK, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, RA, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exempt persons under the profession of psychology The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 7605 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 3 11. The conduct, activities or services of a technician to administer 4 and score standardized objective (non-projective) psychological or 5 neuropsychological tests which have specific predetermined and manual- 6 ized administrative procedures which entail observing and describing 7 test behavior and test responses, and which do not require evaluation, 8 interpretation or other judgments; provided, however, that such techni- 9 cian shall: (i) hold no less than a Bachelor's degree in psychology or a 10 related field; (ii) undergo a process of regular training by a licensed 11 psychologist, which shall include, but not be limited to a minimum of 12 eighty total hours of (a) professional ethics, (b) studying and master- 13 ing information from test manuals, and (c) direct observation of a 14 licensed psychologist or trained technician administering and scoring 15 tests, in addition to a minimum of forty total hours of administering 16 and scoring tests in the presence of a licensed psychologist or trained 17 technician, provided such interaction with the licensed psychologist 18 equals or exceeds fifty percent of the total training time; (iii) be EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01968-05-5A. 3563--C 2 1 under the direct and ongoing supervision of a licensed psychologist in 2 no greater than a 3:1 ratio or the part time equivalent thereto; (iv) 3 not be employed within a school setting and (v) not select tests, 4 analyze patient data or communicate results to patients. The supervising 5 licensed psychologist must submit, pursuant to a form to be prescribed 6 and developed within ninety days of the effective date of this subdivi- 7 sion by the department, a sworn statement detailing compliance with the 8 above requirements. The licensed psychologist's use of such individual 9 pursuant to the terms of this subdivision shall be undertaken only with 10 special care and professional judgment in order to ensure the safety and 11 well-being of the patient considering the severity of the symptoms, the 12 age of the patient and the length of the examination process, and shall 13 include appropriate ongoing contact with the licensed psychologist at 14 appropriate intervals. Such use shall be subject to the full discipli- 15 nary and regulatory authority of the board of regents and the department 16 pursuant to this title. The licensed psychologist must notify the 17 patient or designated health care surrogate that the licensed psychol- 18 ogist may utilize the services of a technician to administer certain 19 exams, and must provide the patient or designated health care surrogate 20 the opportunity to object to the licensed psychologist's plan to utilize 21 a technician. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.