Bill > S00584

This bill provides school districts with the ability to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics by establishing a new Student Mental Telehealth Reimbursement Fund. The bill expands the definition of licensed school-based health clinics to include telehealth mental health clinics, and requires the commissioners of education, mental health, and developmental disabilities to develop minimum qualifications for operating these clinics. The fund will be financed through a 5% allocation of mobile sports wagering tax revenue and will provide reimbursement to school districts for costs associated with establishing and maintaining telehealth mental health clinics. Eligible reimbursement expenses include contract costs with telehealth providers, service fees, technological equipment, and physical space necessary for rendering telehealth services. The goal is to improve mental health support for students by making mental health services more accessible through remote technology, with the fund designed to help schools overcome potential financial barriers to implementing such programs. The bill will take effect 180 days after becoming law.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S584