senate Bill S6844

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a crisis intervention team program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee


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Jan 03, 2018 referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Aug 07, 2017 referred to rules

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S6844 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§7.49, 7.51 & 7.53, amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L; add §99-bb, St Fin L; add §209-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4126
2021-2022: S4679
2023-2024: S5857

S6844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a crisis intervention team training demonstration program in a city with a population of one million or more; establishes a crisis intervention team training program advisory committee and crisis intervention team training fund.

S6844 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6844

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             August 7, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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 7.49, 7.51 and 7.53 to read as follows:
§ 7.49 CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING PROGRAM.
  (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAIN-
ING DEMONSTRATION 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.

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