Assembly Bill A8961

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prevention of suicide; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7322 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7322
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§41.56 & 7.07, Ment Hyg L; amd §2, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 5500-C and A. 7225-B)

2017-A8961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council.

2017-A8961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8961
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the prevention of
   suicide; and to amend a chapter of the  laws  of  2017,  amending  the
   mental  hygiene  law  relating  to establishing the adolescent suicide
   prevention advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers
   S. 5500-C and A. 7225-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and
   repealing section 41.56 of the mental hygiene law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 41.56 of the mental hygiene  law,  as  added  by  a
 chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental hygiene law relating to
 establishing  the  adolescent  suicide  prevention  advisory council, as
 proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.  5500-C  and  A.  7225-B,  is
 REPEALED.
   §  2.    Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH  SHALL  HAVE  THE  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR
 ASSURING  THE  DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES IN THE AREAS
 OF RESEARCH AND PREVENTION OF SUICIDE, TO REDUCE SUICIDAL  BEHAVIOR  AND
 SUICIDE THROUGH CONSULTATION, TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED
 PRACTICES,  AND  USE OF SUICIDE SURVEILLANCE DATA. SUCH PLANS, PROGRAMS,
 AND SERVICES SHALL CONSIDER THE UNIQUE NEEDS  OF  DIFFERING  DEMOGRAPHIC
 GROUPS  AND  THE  IMPACT OF GENDER, RACE AND ETHNICITY, AND CULTURAL AND
 LANGUAGE NEEDS. SUCH PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN
 COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND  DEPARTMENTS  OF  THE  STATE,  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTS,  COMMUNITY  ORGANIZATIONS  AND ENTITIES, OR OTHER ORGANIZA-
 TIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.
   § 3. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending  the  mental
 hygiene  law  relating to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention
 advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and
 A. 7225-B, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect [on the sixtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law] IMMEDIATELY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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