Assembly Bill A10140

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Replaces an instance of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services with the office of addiction services and supports when referring to developing the veterans stigma campaign

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S9408 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A10140 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9408
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L; amd §2, Chap 378 of 2019

2021-A10140 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Replaces an instance of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services with the office of addiction services and supports when referring to developing the veterans stigma campaign; makes such provisions relating to the veterans stigma campaign permanent.

2021-A10140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10140
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to replacing an
   instance of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services with
   the office of addiction services and supports; and  to  amend  chapter
   378 of the laws of 2019 relating to creating a public education initi-
   ative  designed  to  eliminate  stigma and misinformation about mental
   illness and substance use among military service members, in  relation
   to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (l) of section 7.09 of the mental hygiene  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  378  of  the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (l) Notwithstanding any general or special law to  the  contrary,  the
 commissioner,  in  conjunction with the commissioner of [alcoholism] THE
 OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES and [substance abuse services] SUPPORTS and
 the director of the division  of  veterans'  services  shall  develop  a
 public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinforma-
 tion  about  mental  illness  and  substance  use among service members,
 veterans, and their families, improve their understanding of mental  and
 substance  use  disorders  and the existence of effective treatment, and
 provide information regarding available  resources  and  how  to  access
 them.  These  public  education  initiatives  may include the use of the
 internet, including the use of social networking sites.
   § 2. Section 2 of chapter 378 of the laws of 2019 relating to creating
 a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinfor-
 mation about mental illness and substance  use  among  military  service
 members, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire on June
 30, 2022 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
 repealed].
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14597-01-2

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