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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8479
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LUCAS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, amending the education
law and other laws relating to applied behavior analysis, in relation
to extending the expiration of certain provisions thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 13 of chapter 554 of the laws of
2013, amending the education law and other laws relating to applied
behavior analysis, as amended by section 1 of part SSS of chapter 58 of
the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
a. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting a person
employed or retained by programs licensed, certified, operated,
approved, registered or funded and regulated by the office for people
with developmental disabilities, the office of children and family
services, or the office of mental health from performing the duties of a
licensed behavior analyst or a certified behavior analyst assistant in
the course of such employment or retention; provided, however, that this
section shall not authorize the use of any title authorized pursuant to
article 167 of the education law; and provided further, however, that
this section shall be deemed repealed on July 1, [2025] 2030.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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