New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8514: Authorizes certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Authorizes certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled; makes technical corrections to language.
What the bill says
An act to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to authorizing certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled.
From the introduced text, May 20, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to authorizing certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1750 of the surrogate's court procedure act, as amended by chapter 198 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows: 1. For the purposes of this article, a person who is intellectually disabled is a person who has been certified by one licensed physician and one licensed psychologist, ONE LICENSED PHYSICIAN AND ONE CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, or by two licensed physicians at least one of whom is familiar with or has professional knowledge in the care and treatment of persons with an intellectual disability, having qualifications to make such certification, as being incapable to manage [him or herself and/or his or her] THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR affairs by reason of intellectual disability and that such condition is permanent in nature or likely to continue indefinitely. 2. Every such certification pursuant to subdivision one of this section, made on or after the effective date of this subdivision, shall include a specific determination by such physician and psychologist, SUCH PHYSICIAN AND SUCH CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, …
Sponsors
- Sam Berger (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- Yudelka Tapia (D, 86)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S7279
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.566
- : RULES REPORT CAL.566
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 5, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Common questions
- What is A8514?
- A8514 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled.
- What does A8514 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to authorizing certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled.
- What is the status of A8514?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S7279 (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8514?
- Sam Berger (D, 27), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A8514?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8514
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