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Extends provisions of law relating to applied behavioral analysis, the official text

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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
                                ___________
 
 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 this section shall be deemed repealed on July 1, [2025] 2030.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.
                                                            LBD13003-01-5
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