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Senate Bill S1647
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
(D) 10th Senate District
2019-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16.39, Ment Hyg L; amd §§156 & 837-a, Exec L; amd §3011, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S3866
2019-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1647 SPONSOR: BROOKS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, the executive law and the public health law, in relation to a training program for firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services personnel on handling emergency situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to provide policer officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel with specialized training for handling emergency situations that involve individuals with autism spec- trum disorder. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. amends the mental hygiene law by creating a new section 16.39 which provides for the development and implementation of a training
2019-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1647 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the executive law and the public health law, in relation to a training program for firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services personnel on handling emergen- cy situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder 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 16.39 to read as follows: § 16.39 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TRAINING; FIRST RESPONDERS. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY REPRE- SENTATIVES, SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM 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 ON RECOGNIZING THE BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS AND CHARAC- TERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER. § 2. Section 156 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows: 23. COORDINATE AND PROVIDE THE TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO HANDLING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 16.39 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW TO ALL FIREFIGHTERS, BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER. § 3. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06818-01-9
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