Mental Health Education
NY-ADR
5/23/18 N.Y. St. Reg. EDU-06-18-00008-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XL, ISSUE 21
May 23, 2018
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
I.D No. EDU-06-18-00008-A
Filing No. 449
Filing Date. May. 08, 2018
Effective Date. Jul. 01, 2018
Mental Health Education
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of sections 135.1 and 135.3 of Title 8 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Education Law, sections 101(notsubdivided), 207(not subdivided), 305(1), (2), 308(not subdivided), 804(1)-(7); L. 1998, ch. 401; L. 2016, ch. 390; L. 2017, ch. 1
Subject:
Mental Health Education.
Purpose:
To implement the provisions of chapter 390 of the Laws of 2016 and chapter 1 of the Laws of 2017.
Text or summary was published
in the February 7, 2018 issue of the Register, I.D. No. EDU-06-18-00008-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Kirti Goswami, NYS Education Department, Office of Counsel, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 112, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-6400, email: [email protected]
Initial Review of Rule
As a rule that requires a RFA, RAFA or JIS, this rule will be initially reviewed in the calendar year 2021, which is no later than the 3rd year after the year in which this rule is being adopted.
Assessment of Public Comment
Since publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the State Register on February 7, 2018, the State Education Department (SED) received the following comments on the proposed amendment.
1. COMMENT:
The New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA), strongly supports the proposed amendments to § 135.1 and § 135.3 related to mental health instruction in schools. The NYSPA additionally requested the opportunity to participate on the New York State Mental Health Education Advisory Council.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
No response necessary as the comment is supportive. However, although the NYSPA did have representation on the New York State Mental Health Education Advisory Council, the Department extended the opportunity for additional NYSPA members to participate.
2. COMMENT:
Commenter, a family practitioner, expressed the importance including at least one experienced primary care physician with experience teaching day-to-day mental health with patients on the New York State Mental Health Education Advisory Council. Commenter was particularly concerned with the expertise necessary to develop useful curriculum to be developed for classroom teachers.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
No response necessary as the comment is outside the scope of the proposed rule. However, the Department extended the opportunity to this individual to participate as a member of the New York State Mental Health Education Advisory Council.
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