Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 12, 2014 |
referred to finance delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 15, 2014 |
advanced to third reading cal.696 |
May 13, 2014 |
reported |
Mar 04, 2014 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to correction |
Jun 18, 2013 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.472 rules report cal.472 reported |
Jun 13, 2013 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 11, 2013 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 29, 2013 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A7659
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- 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
multi-Sponsors
N. Nick Perry
2013-A7659 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5740
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง401, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A9240
2015-2016: A836, S633
2013-A7659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7659 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 29, 2013 ___________ 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 section 5 of part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, 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[, and]. ALL SECURITY, PROGRAM SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND MEDICAL STAFF WITH DIRECT INMATE CONTACT SHALL RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF eight hours of [annual] SUCH training [as long as they work in such a unit] EACH YEAR. The department shall provide addi- tional training on these topics on an ongoing basis as it deems appro- priate. S 2. This act shall take effect on the same date as section 5 of part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012 takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11249-01-3
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