Senate Bill S7049

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7049
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
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 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force to create an approach  to  address  and
   prevent suicide in the ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
   youth population; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. ADHD suicide prevention task force.  (a)  There  is  hereby
 created the ADHD suicide prevention task force (ASPT) to examine, evalu-
 ate  and  determine  how to improve mental health and suicide prevention
 for New York residents aged  3  though  18  years,  consisting  of  nine
 members,  each to serve until two years after the effective date of this
 act.
   (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be
 appointed by the governor; one member shall be appointed by  the  tempo-
 rary  president  of  the  senate;  one  member shall be appointed by the
 minority leader of the senate; one member  shall  be  appointed  by  the
 speaker  of  the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the minority
 leader of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by  the  chair  of
 the  senate committee on mental health; one member shall be appointed by
 the chair of the assembly standing committee on mental health;  and  two
 members  shall  be  appointed  by  the  commissioner  of  mental health.
 Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the  effective  date  of
 this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the same manner
 provided for original appointments.
   (2)  All  appointees  shall  have  expertise  in fields or disciplines
 related to mental health ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity  Disorder
 and  have  knowledge related to comorbidities impacting individuals with
 ADHD. All appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic  repre-
 sentation from the entire state.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14521-01-9

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   (3)  The  task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The
 task force shall elect a vice-chair by majority vote and other necessary
 officers from among all appointed members.
   (4)  The  task  force shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the
 chair. Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may  be
 called  by  the chair at the request of a majority of the members of the
 task force.
   (5) Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for  their
 services  but  shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
   (c) The task force shall:
   (1) study current  mental  health  practices  and  suicide  prevention
 efforts for youths aged 3 through 18 years;
   (2)  recommend  mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts
 for such age group to increase effectiveness across the state; and
   (3) determine potential reasons for the high number of youth suicides.
   (d) The task force may  establish  advisory  committees  as  it  deems
 appropriate  on  matters  relating to the task force's functions, powers
 and duties. Such committees shall be chaired by a task force member, but
 may be composed of task force  members  as  well  as  other  individuals
 selected  by the task force to provide expertise of interest specific to
 the charge of such committees.
   (e) The task force may, as it deems appropriate, request that studies,
 surveys and analyses relating to the task force's powers and  duties  be
 performed by any state department, commission, agency or public authori-
 ty.  All  state departments, commissions, agencies or public authorities
 shall provide information and advice in a timely  manner  and  otherwise
 assist  the  task force with its work; provided however, any information
 or records otherwise confidential  and  privileged  in  accordance  with
 state  or  federal  law  that are provided to the task force pursuant to
 this subdivision shall remain confidential as provided by such state  or
 federal  law and provided, further, that reports of the task force shall
 not identify the name  or  related  identifying  information  concerning
 individual persons who are deceased as a result of suicide.
   (f)  The task force shall provide a preliminary report to the governor
 and the legislature of its findings,  conclusions,  recommendations  and
 activities already undertaken by the task force, not later than thirteen
 months  after  the effective date of this act, and a final report of its
 findings, conclusions, recommendations and activities already undertaken
 by the task force, not later than twenty-two months after the  effective
 date of this act and shall submit with its reports legislative proposals
 as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire 2 years  after  such  effective  date
 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.