Assembly Bill A587

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the division of veterans' affairs to maintain mental health, substance abuse and physical disabilities portals on its website; repealer

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  • 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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2013-A587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2673
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, rpld §352 subs 6 & 7, Exec L

2013-A587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of veterans' affairs to maintain mental health, substance abuse and physical disabilities portals on its website; repeals provisions providing for a New York state interagency plan addressing needs of veterans and their families.

2013-A587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   587

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
  of veterans' affairs to maintain mental health,  substance  abuse  and
  physical  disabilities  portals on its website; and to repeal subdivi-
  sions 6 and 7 of section 352 of the  executive  law,  relating  to  an
  interagency plan addressing needs of veterans and their families

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

  Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 21 to read as follows:
  21. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING RESOURCES THAT ARE  AVAILABLE  TO
ASSIST  VETERANS  WHO  EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROB-
LEMS, AND VETERANS WITH PHYSICAL  DISABILITIES,  BY  MAINTAINING  MENTAL
HEALTH,  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES PORTALS ON THE DIVI-
SION'S INTERNET WEBSITE. SUCH PORTALS SHALL  PROVIDE  VIRTUAL  LINKS  TO
APPROPRIATE  GOVERNMENTAL  PROGRAMS  ON THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS AND
INFORMATION ON  SUICIDE  PREVENTION,  PEER  OUTREACH  AND  SUPPORT,  AND
SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF PHYSICALLY DISABLED VETERANS.
THE DIVISION MAY CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF
ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THE  DIVISION  SHALL  MAKE  REFERENCE  TO  THIS
INFORMATION  PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS FOUR-A AND FOUR-B OF THIS
SECTION AND IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR  AND  THE  LEGISLATURE
REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION. SUCH INFORMA-
TION REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  MAINTAINED  AND  UPDATED
ANNUALLY.
  S  2.  Subdivisions  6  and  7 of section 352 of the executive law are
REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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