A 3041 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary

Requires training for teachers, administrators and instructors 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 23, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

A3041 → A3041A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove 'instructors' from the group of school staff required to receive mental health response training, limiting the mandate to teachers and administrators only. Additionally, the training requirements were narrowed to focus on appropriate responses rather than general awareness, and the list of topics to be covered was shortened by removing specific mentions of diet, exercise, and addiction management.

Scope change

The scope of the training mandate was reduced by excluding instructors from the requirement to undergo mental health response training.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for 'instructors' to receive mental health response training, limiting the mandate to teachers and administrators.

Changed the training content from requiring 'awareness' of mental health crises to focusing specifically on the 'appropriate response' to such crises.

Deleted specific training topics regarding diet, nutrition, exercise, and addiction management from the required curriculum.

Added a specific provision allowing students to share information with their support system if they provide consent.

Changed the language in the Mental Hygiene Law from requiring a 'training curriculum' to a 'training outline'.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3041A

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors