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Jan 29, 2018 |
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Senate Bill S7598
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
2017-S7598 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9634
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §13.43, Ment Hyg L; add §3054, Pub Health L; amd §§156 & 840, add §214-f, Exec L
2017-S7598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7598 SPONSOR: AMEDORE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, the public health law and the executive law, in relation to establishing a training program for first responders for handling emergency situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disa- bilities PURPOSE: Authorizes the Commissioner of developmental disabilities (OPWDD) and other appropriate agency representatives to develop a training program to provide instruction and information to first responders and response techniques for handling emergency situations involving individuals with Autism Spectrum and related disorders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, The office of fire prevention and control, the municipal police
2017-S7598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7598 A. 9634 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2018 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities IN ASSEMBLY -- 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 public health law and the executive law, in relation to establishing a training program for first responders for handling emergency situations involving individ- uals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabili- ties 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 13.43 to read as follows: § 13.43 FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING. (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL, THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE, SHALL DEVELOP A TRAIN- ING PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING MATERIALS, 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 OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE ANY OTHER INFOR- MATION DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER. (B) SUCH TRAINING SHALL ADDRESS APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TECHNIQUES FOR DEALING WITH BOTH ADULTS AND MINORS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. (C) SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM MAY BE DEVELOPED AS AN ONLINE PROGRAM. § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3054 to read as follows: § 3054. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPEC- TRUM DISORDER AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO HANDLING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
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