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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3278: Provides for licensure of school psychology practitioners

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 3278 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for licensure of school psychology practitioners. Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 3278A.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides for the licensure of school psychology practitioners; authorizes the use of the title "licensed school psychology practitioner" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice of licensed school psychology practitioners; sets forth requirements for professional licensure (including educational attainment, experience, exam and fee); provides for issuance of limited permits under specified circumstances; identifies exempt persons; establishes mandatory continuing education requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 5 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Samra BroukPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 3278A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  6. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  7. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  8. PASSED SENATE
  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1479
  10. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  11. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source