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Senate Bill S6833

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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2019-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8778
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Services

2019-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6833
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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