Assembly Bill A6819

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a crisis intervention team program

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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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2015-A6819 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§7.46, 7.47, 7.48 & 19.07 Ment Hyg L; add §99-w, St Fin L; add §209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8837
2017-2018: A3393, A5847
2019-2020: A4049, A5141
2021-2022: A2190, A4288
2023-2024: A323, A1304

2015-A6819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a crisis intervention demonstration program.

2015-A6819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6819

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the mental hygiene law, the state finance law and the
  general municipal law, in relation to  establishing  a  crisis  inter-
  vention team program

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

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law  is  amended  by  adding  three  new
sections 7.46, 7.47 and 7.48 to read as follows:
S 7.46 CRISIS INTERVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
  (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A CRISIS INTERVENTION DEMON-
STRATION PROGRAM IN ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE
FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN RESPONDING TO
CRISIS SITUATIONS INVOLVING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PROBLEMS.
  (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH WITHIN THE OFFICE THE POSITION OF
CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR WHO WILL SERVE  AT
THE  PLEASURE  OF  THE COMMISSIONER AND WHO SHALL WORK WITH THE NEW YORK
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE STATE THAT
REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO COORDINATE THE PROVISION OF  CRISIS  INTERVENTION
TEAM  TRAINING  TO  ITS  FIRST  RESPONDERS  AS  A  PART OF A SPECIALIZED
RESPONSE TEAM OR AS PART OF THE TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
  (C) THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR SHALL:
  (I) WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS,  COORDINATE  ACTIV-
ITIES  AND  PROMOTE  COOPERATION  AND  COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE OFFICE,
OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES, DISABILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PEOPLE WITH PSYCHIATRIC OR  OTHER
DISABILITIES  AND  THEIR  FAMILIES  TO  PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM
TRAINING;
  (II) PROVIDE COORDINATION ACTIVITIES AND FUNDING  SUPPORT  FOR  CRISIS
INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07000-03-5
              

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