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S 1727 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a social worker pilot program

Summary
Authorizes the commissioner of mental health to establish up to three, three-year pilot programs in community behavioral health organizations for the purposes of creating social worker pilot programs to support the ongoing retention and recruitment of licensed clinical social workers.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates pilot programs to retain/recruit clinical social workers in mental health settings, directly advancing mental health services under healthcare policy.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates pilot programs to support social worker retention/recruitment, advancing employment standards for a specific profession within behavioral health organizations.65% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Samra Brouk
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
55
Co
Photo of Gustavo Rivera
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
33