Assembly Bill A8778

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A8778 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6833
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Services

2019-A8778 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state.

2019-A8778 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   8778
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ,
   RIVERA, RAMOS, RODRIGUEZ,  DILAN,  CRESPO,  REYES  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to establish the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline
   for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The department of public service shall establish a suicide
 prevention hotline.   The infrastructure and functions  of  the  hotline
 shall  (1)  provide for 9-8-8 designation, allowing dedicated access for
 individuals experiencing suicidal  thoughts  or  related  mental  health
 episodes  and  (2)  follow  those  established  in contracts through the
 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
   § 2. Should additional or expanded capacity be deemed necessary by the
 department, the state shall consider contracting with 2-1-1 New York for
 the operation of such hotline as established by this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14144-01-9

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