S 3627 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires training for teachers and administrators in the area of mental health response training

Summary

Requires training for teachers and administrators in the area of mental health response; requires office of mental health to assist in development of curriculum for training.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Feb 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

S3627 → S3627A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove 'instructors' from the list of personnel required to receive mental health training, narrowing the scope to only teachers and administrators. Additionally, the training content was updated to specify that information sharing must occur with a student's consented support system, and the term 'curriculum' was changed to 'outline' in the related mental hygiene law section.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by excluding instructors from the mandatory training requirement.

REQUIREMENT

Removed 'instructors' from the list of school staff required to complete mental health response training, limiting the mandate to teachers and administrators only.

Updated training content to clarify that sharing information about mental health resources must be done with students and individuals the student has consented to include in their support system.

Changed the reference to developing a 'training curriculum' to a 'training outline' in the mental hygiene law provisions.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted a cross-reference in the Education Law from 'title eight of the education law' to 'title eight of this chapter'.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3627A

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors