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Senate Bill S1699

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides information on where to seek help regarding sexual trauma in the military

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2017-S1699 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1827
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6342
2013-2014: S909, A6227
2015-2016: S2514, A1945
2019-2020: S5006, A2459

2017-S1699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides information on where to seek help regarding sexual trauma in the military.

2017-S1699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1699
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing  infor-
   mation on where to seek help in regards to military sexual trauma

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Section 7.09 of the mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
   (L) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO VETERANS REGARD-
 ING  WHICH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS,
 OUTPATIENT CLINICS, COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS, VET  CENTERS  OR
 OTHER  UNITED  STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES VETERANS
 CAN SEEK TREATMENT, COUNSELLING AND RESOURCES FOR MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA
 EXPERIENCED WHILE ON ACTIVE  DUTY  OR  DURING  MILITARY  TRAINING.  SUCH
 INFORMATION  SHALL  BE POSTED ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE WITH A LINK TO THE
 WEBSITE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND  A  LINK
 TO THE WEBSITE OF THE STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 commissioner of mental health shall promulgate any rules and regulations
 necessary  for the implementation of this act on or before its effective
 date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02656-01-7

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