New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A9321: Relates to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors
Status: In committee, May 20, 2026
Provides for supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who meet certain experience requirements.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors.
From the introduced text, December 10, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 8402 of the education law, as amended by chapter 130 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (c) Experience: An applicant shall complete a minimum of three thousand hours of post-master's supervised experience relevant to the practice of mental health counseling satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. A LICENSED AND REGISTERED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST MAY PROVIDE POST-MASTER'S SUPERVISION IF THE LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, AT MINIMUM, MEETS THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS (I) IS LICENSED AND REGISTERED FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS, (II) HAS BEEN AWARDED THE DIAGNOSTIC PRIVILEGE SET FORTH IN SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, AND (III) HAS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF THREE SEMESTER HOURS OR THIRTY-SIX HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN CLINICAL COUNSELING SUPERVISION AND PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND ETHICS IN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. Satisfactory experience obtained in an entity operating under a waiver issued by the department pursuant to section sixty-five hundred three-a of this title may be accepted by the department, notwithstanding that …
Sponsors
- Sam Berger (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Paula Kay (D, 100)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- William Conrad (D, 140)
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Cashman, Michael (D, 115)
- Larinda Hooks (D, 35)
- Marianne Buttenschon (D, 119)
- Aron Wieder (D, 97)
- Micah Lasher (D, 69)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
- Kalman Yeger (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8899
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.151
- : RULES REPORT CAL.151
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 20, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Higher Education Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 19, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A9321?
- A9321 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors.
- What does A9321 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors.
- What is the status of A9321?
- In committee as of May 20, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8899 (May 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored A9321?
- Sam Berger (D, 27), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A9321?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9321
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