Outline of the state of New York
State
New York
Addressed

Category
Health Education Professional Development

Category
Health Education Professional Development

State law addresses providing professional development to all health education teachers.

New York Consolidated Laws 804 Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs, tobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers.

  1. All pre-service training programs in the state for elementary teachers shall include adequate preparation regarding the instruction in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs set forth herein, and no teacher shall be licensed except upon satisfactory demonstration of the competencies included in the institutional proposals approved by the department.
Policy Type
Statute