Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 08, 2016 |
signed chap.20 |
Apr 05, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 23, 2016 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.9 substituted for a9162 |
Mar 23, 2016 |
substituted by s6380a |
Mar 22, 2016 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.9 rules report cal.9 reported reported referred to rules |
Feb 25, 2016 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 29, 2016 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A9162
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6380 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Nily Rozic
2015-A9162 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6380
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง401, Cor L
2015-A9162 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9162 I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to training for staff in residential mental health treatment units programs inside correctional facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 401 of the correction law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending the correction law relating to training for staff in residential mental health treatment units programs inside correctional facilities, as proposed in legisla- tive bills numbers S.633 and A.836, is amended to read as follows: 6. The department shall ensure that the curriculum for new CORRECTION OFFICERS, AND OTHER NEW department staff WHO WILL REGULARLY WORK IN PROGRAMS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR INMATES, shall include at least eight hours of training about the types and symptoms of mental illnesses, the goals of mental health treatment, the prevention of suicide and training in how to effectively and safely manage inmates with mental illness. Such training may be provided by the office of mental health or the justice center for the protection of people with special needs. All department staff who are transferring into a residen- tial mental health treatment unit shall receive a minimum of eight addi- tional hours of such training[. All security, program services, mental health, and medical staff with direct inmate contact shall receive a minimum of], AND eight hours of [such] ANNUAL training [each year] AS LONG AS THEY WORK IN SUCH A UNIT. ALL SECURITY, PROGRAM SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL STAFF WITH DIRECT INMATE CONTACT SHALL RECEIVE TRAINING EACH YEAR REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF, AND CARE FOR, INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES. The department shall provide additional training on these topics on an ongoing basis as it deems appropriate. S 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending the correction law relating to training for staff in residential mental health treatment units programs inside correctional facilities, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.633 and A.836, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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