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Assembly Bill A6718

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to suicide prevention

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2017-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S804
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.07, Ment Hyg L; add §804-e, Ed
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10043, S7359
2015-2016: A3384, S636, S4261
2019-2020: A7107, S2404
2021-2022: A2204

2017-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to suicide prevention; provides that the office of mental health and the education department shall identify or develop materials for educators regarding suicide prevention measures and signs of depression among school-aged students; provides that related information shall be available on the Internet and may be included in schools.

2017-A6718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6718
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEPULVEDA, McDONALD, DE LA ROSA, CRESPO, RAIA,
   CROUCH, GRAF, STECK,  PERRY,  STIRPE,  JAFFEE,  O'DONNELL,  LUPINACCI,
   ROSENTHAL,  BLAKE  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HOOPER,
   McLAUGHLIN, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
   tion

 AN ACT to amend the  mental  hygiene  law  and  the  education  law,  in
   relation to suicide prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT,  SHALL
 IDENTIFY OR DEVELOP MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS REGARDING SUICIDE PREVENTION
 MEASURES  AND  SIGNS  OF DEPRESSION AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH WHICH MAY BE
 USED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
 AT THEIR OPTION, TO EDUCATE STUDENTS  AS  THEY  DEEM  APPROPRIATE.  SUCH
 EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, INFORMATION
 REGARDING SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION, HOW  DEPRESSION  MANIFESTS  ITSELF  IN
 DIFFERENT  CULTURES,  WARNING  SIGNS  OF SUICIDE, ACTIONS TO TAKE ONCE A
 YOUTH IS IDENTIFIED AS A RISK OF SUICIDE,  AND  A  LIST  OF  EDUCATIONAL
 WEBSITES  REGARDING SUICIDE AND YOUTHS. SUCH MATERIAL SHALL BE AVAILABLE
 ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE WEBSITE OF  THE
 OFFICE  SHALL  PROVIDE A HYPERLINK TO THE INTERNET PAGE OF THE EDUCATION
 DEPARTMENT THAT DISPLAYS SUCH MATERIALS.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  804-e  to
 read as follows:
   §  804-E.  INSTRUCTION  RELATED  TO  THE  PREVENTION  OF SUICIDE AMONG
 YOUTHS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE,  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT
 WEBSITE,  MATERIALS,  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF SECTION 7.07 OF THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH IDENTIFIED OR  DEVELOPED  BY
 THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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