Assembly Bill A2422A

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2422
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, CRESPO, MOSLEY, HYNDMAN, SIMON, WALK-
   ER, JOYNER,  LIFTON,  THIELE,  PICHARDO,  RIVERA,  HOOPER,  SEAWRIGHT,
   LAWRENCE,  HARRIS,  BLAKE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. COOK,
   CROUCH, McDONOUGH, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Education

 AN ACT to amend the  mental  hygiene  law  and  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to establishing the urban youth gun violence reduction pilot
   program; making an  appropriation  therefor;  and  providing  for  the
   repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "urban
 youth gun violence reduction pilot program".
   §  2.  Title  B  of  the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new
 article 11 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 11
                         URBAN YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE
                          REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM
 SECTION 11.01 DEFINITIONS.
         11.03 ESTABLISHMENT.
         11.05 SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES.
         11.07 YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING.
         11.09 MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUMS.
 § 11.01 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "GUN VIOLENCE" MEANS PHYSICAL INJURIES AND DEATHS  CAUSED  BY  THE
 USE OF FIREARMS.
   (B) "MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID" MEANS THE RECOGNITION OF THE SYMPTOMS OF
 COMMON  MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY; THE SAFE DE-ESCALATION
 OF CRISIS SITUATIONS; AND THE INITIATION OF TIMELY REFERRAL OF APPROPRI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00687-02-7
              

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 ATE STUDENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY  RESOURCES  WITHIN
 THE COMMUNITY.
   (C)  "PROGRAM"  MEANS  THE  URBAN  YOUTH  GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION PILOT
 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 11.03 OF THIS ARTICLE.
 § 11.03 ESTABLISHMENT.
   THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPART-
 MENT, SHALL ESTABLISH AND OPERATE, WITHIN FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS  IN  THE
 STATE,  THE  URBAN  YOUTH  GUN  VIOLENCE  REDUCTION  PILOT PROGRAM. SUCH
 PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE
 REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOLS WITHIN COMMUNITIES WHICH  HAVE
 HIGH RATES OF GUN VIOLENCE.
 § 11.05 SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES.
   THE  PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ONE ADDITIONAL SOCIAL
 WORKER AT AND IN EACH OF THE TWENTY-FOUR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
 § 11.07 YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING.
   (A) THE OFFICE AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHALL  JOINTLY  ESTABLISH  AND
 PROVIDE  FOR  THE PROVISION OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO
 ALL TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN PARTICIPATING  SCHOOLS  HAVING
 GRADES SEVEN THROUGH TWELVE.
   (B)  ALL  STAFF  MEMBERS  OF  AFTER  SCHOOL  PROGRAMS IN PARTICIPATING
 SCHOOLS SHALL COMPLETE SUCH YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST  AID  TRAINING  AS
 SHALL  BE  DETERMINED  BY THE OFFICE. IN ADDITION EACH SUCH AFTER SCHOOL
 PROGRAM SHALL HAVE A SOCIAL WORKER PRESENT DURING ITS  HOURS  OF  OPERA-
 TION.
 § 11.09 MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUMS.
   THE  OFFICE  SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A RESPONSIBLE AND QUALI-
 FIED PARTY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THREE MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUMS  FOR
 STUDENTS  IN  PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIVE,
 GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT, AND GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE. SUCH RESPONSI-
 BLE AND QUALIFIED PARTY SHALL MAINTAIN A WORKING  ADVISORY  COUNCIL  AND
 PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  THE OFFICE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND
 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS CURRICULUMS.
   § 3. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE FOR AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTA-
 TION OF THE URBAN YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION PILOT  PROGRAM,  PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   § 4. The sum of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000), or so much ther-
 eof  as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office of mental
 health out of any moneys in the state treasury in the  general  fund  to
 the  credit  of  the state purposes account, not otherwise appropriated,
 and made immediately available, for the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the
 provisions  of  this  act. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and
 warrant of the comptroller on vouchers  certified  or  approved  by  the
 commissioner of mental health in the manner prescribed by law.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that:
   (a)  sections  one  through three of this act shall take effect on the
 date the funds authorized for appropriation under section four  of  this
 act  become  available;  provided  that the director of the budget shall
 notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the date such funds
 provided for in section four of this act in order  that  the  commission
 may  maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official
 text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating
 the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b  of
 the public officers law;

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   (b)  sections  two  and  three  of this act shall expire and be deemed
 repealed three years after they shall have become a law; and
   (c)  effective  immediately,  any  rules  and regulations necessary to
 implement the provisions of this act on its effective date  are  author-
 ized and directed to be completed on or before such date.