Assembly Bill A9656

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to a training program for firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services personnel on handling emergency situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder

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

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2015-A9656 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16.39, Ment Hyg L; amd §§156 & 837-a, Exec L; amd §3011, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A223

2015-A9656 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a training program for firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services personnel on handling emergency situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

2015-A9656 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9656

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the executive law and the public
  health law, in relation to a training program for firefighters, police
  officers and emergency medical services personnel on handling emergen-
  cy situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder

  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 a new section
16.39 to read as follows:
S 16.39 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TRAINING; FIRST RESPONDERS.
  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY REPRE-
SENTATIVES, SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION  AND
INFORMATION  TO  FIREFIGHTERS,  POLICE  OFFICERS  AND  EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES PERSONNEL ON APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION  AND  RESPONSE  TECHNIQUES
FOR  HANDLING  EMERGENCY  SITUATIONS  INVOLVING  INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM
SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ON RECOGNIZING THE BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS AND CHARAC-
TERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM  SPECTRUM  DISORDERS.  SUCH
TRAINING  SHALL  ALSO INCLUDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY AND
APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. Section 156 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  COORDINATE  AND PROVIDE THE TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO HANDLING
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  16.39  OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW TO ALL FIREFIGHTERS, BOTH PAID
AND VOLUNTEER.
  S 3. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  COORDINATE  AND PROVIDE THE TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO HANDLING
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT  TO
SECTION 16.39 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14692-01-6

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