A 3196: Establishes mandatory training for every high school guidance counselor relating to assisting students with autism spectrum disorder; requires high school guidance counselors to receive training at least once a year on the special needs of students with autism spectrum disorder and how to assist such students in the transition from high school to higher education or employment.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3196 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing mandatory training for every high school guidance counselor relating to assist- ing students with autism spectrum disorder The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows: 3 63. The commissioner, in consultation with the office for people with 4 developmental disabilities, shall promulgate rules and regulations 5 requiring every high school guidance counselor to receive training and 6 instruction relating to understanding the special needs of high school 7 students with autism spectrum disorder and assisting such students with 8 the transition to higher education or employment. Such training and 9 instruction may be included with any other training and instruction 10 required pursuant to this chapter and shall be provided at least once 11 per year or more frequently as determined by the commissioner in consul- 12 tation with the office for people with developmental disabilities. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 16 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 17 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06272-01-5