Meet NYS Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey who created a Bill that would MANDATE that ALL NY Children provide a Health Certificate proving they had passed a Psychological Examination before they could attend NY Public Schools —Is this the start of a NYS Eugenics Program ? Think they’ll ask if the Family has a Gun at home and where it’s kept ? Think the Politician should have HER Head examined instead of the kids ? Here’s the Bill — http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld&bn=A08186&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Votes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y

A08186 Summary:

BILL NO    A08186 

SAME AS    No same as 

SPONSOR    Markey

COSPNSR    

MLTSPNSR   

Amd S903, Ed L

Includes psychological screening for students in public schools as part of the
required health certificate.

A08186 Actions:

BILL NO    A08186 

10/04/2013 referred to education
01/08/2014 referred to education
02/26/2014 enacting clause stricken

A08186 Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.

A08186 Memo:

BILL NUMBER:A8186

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act to amend the education law, in relation to
including psychological screening for students in  public  schools  as
part of the required health certificate

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To  determine  that a psychological examination was performed and that
the child is mentally fit to permit attendance at school.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. A health certificate shall be furnished by each student  in
the  public  schools upon his or her entrance in such schools and upon
his or her entry into the grades prescribed  by  the  commissioner  in
regulations,   provided  that  such  regulations  shall  require  such
certificates at lease twice during the elementary grades and twice  in
the secondary grades. The certificate shall include an examination and
health  history;  a  psychological  examination;  student's  body mass
index. A one time test for sickle cell anemia in all school  districts
to  be  determined  by  a  physician,  physician  assistant  or  nurse
practitioner and the certificate shall state the results.  Section  2.
This  act  shall  take effect on the first of July next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

JUSTIFICATION:

Recent events of gun violence and  the  affects  of  bullying  in  our
schools  by  students speak to the need for psychological examinations
at the elementary and high school levels.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding  the
date on which it shall have become a law.

A08186 Text:

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________

                                         8186

                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    October 4, 2013
                                      ___________

       Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education

       AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to including psycholog-
         ical screening for students in public schools as part of the  required
         health certificate

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 903 of the education law, as sepa-
    2  rately amended by chapter 281 and section 11 of part B of chapter 58  of
    3  the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
    4    1.  A  health  certificate  shall  be furnished by each student in the
    5  public schools upon his or her entrance in such schools and upon his  or
    6  her entry into the grades prescribed by the commissioner in regulations,
    7  provided  that such regulations shall require such certificates at least
    8  twice during the elementary grades and twice in the secondary grades. An
    9  examination and health history of any child may be required by the local
   10  school authorities at any time in their discretion to promote the educa-
   11  tional interests of such child. Each certificate shall be  signed  by  a
   12  duly licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who
   13  is  authorized by law to practice in this state, and consistent with any
   14  applicable written practice agreement, or by a duly licensed  physician,
   15  physician  assistant,  or nurse practitioner, who is authorized to prac-
   16  tice in the jurisdiction in which the examination  was  given,  provided
   17  that  the  commissioner has determined that such jurisdiction has stand-
   18  ards of licensure and practice comparable to those  of  New  York.  Each
   19  such  certificate  shall  describe the condition of the student when the
   20  examination was made, which shall not be more than twelve  months  prior
   21  to  the  commencement  of  the  school  year in which the examination is
   22  required, and shall state whether such student is in a fit condition  of
   23  health to permit his or her attendance at the public schools.  EACH SUCH
   24  CERTIFICATE  SHALL  ALSO  STATE  THAT  A  PSYCHOLOGICAL  EXAMINATION WAS

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08376-01-3
       A. 8186                             2

    1  PERFORMED AND THAT THE CHILD IS MENTALLY FIT  TO  PERMIT  ATTENDANCE  AT
    2  SCHOOL.  Each  such certificate shall also state the student's body mass
    3  index (BMI) and weight status category.  For purposes of  this  section,
    4  BMI  is  computed  as  the  weight in kilograms divided by the square of
    5  height in meters or the weight in pounds divided by the square of height
    6  in inches multiplied by a conversion factor of 703. Weight status  cate-
    7  gories  for  children and adolescents shall be as defined by the commis-
    8  sioner of health. In all  school  districts  such  physician,  physician
    9  assistant  or nurse practitioner shall determine whether a one-time test
   10  for sickle cell anemia is necessary or desirable and  he  or  she  shall
   11  conduct such a test and the certificate shall state the results.
   12    S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
   13  the date on which it shall have become a law.