Assembly Bill A2761A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a Latina suicide prevention task force; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

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2019-A2761 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3806
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11326
2021-2022: A10338, S2877
2023-2024: A6960, A9637, S5082, S8488

2019-A2761 - Summary

Establishes a Latina suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

2019-A2761 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2761
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to establish a Latina suicide prevention task force; and provides
   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.  Latina suicide prevention task force. (a) There is hereby
 created the Latina suicide prevention task force  to  examine,  evaluate
 and  determine  how  to improve mental health and suicide prevention for
 our Latina New York residents, consisting  of  seven  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;  and  two  members  shall be appointed by the
 commissioner of 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 and knowledge related to the Latina community.
 All appointments shall be coordinated  to  ensure  geographic  represen-
 tation from the entire state.
   (3)  The  task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The
 task force shall elect a vice-chair and other  necessary  officers  from
 among all appointed members.
   (4)  A  majority  of  the  members  of  the task force in office shall
 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the  exercise  of
 any  power or function of the task force. An act, determination or deci-
 sion of the majority of the members present during  the  presence  of  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A2761A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3806
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11326
2021-2022: A10338, S2877
2023-2024: A6960, A9637, S5082, S8488

2019-A2761A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a Latina suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

2019-A2761A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2761--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. FERNANDEZ, ZEBROWSKI, REYES, GUNTHER, JAFFEE,
   SCHMITT, JEAN-PIERRE, ROMEO, COLTON, SIMON,  GRIFFIN,  ORTIZ,  TAYLOR,
   PICHARDO, ARROYO, CRUZ, COOK, DeSTEFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A.  GIGLIO, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental
   Health -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to establish a Latina suicide prevention task force; and provides
   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. Latina suicide prevention task force. (a) There  is  hereby
 created  the  Latina  suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate
 and determine how to improve mental health and  suicide  prevention  for
 Latina  New  York  residents, consisting of seven 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; 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 suicide prevention  services  and  support  and
 knowledge  related  to  the  Latina community. All appointments shall be
 coordinated to ensure geographic representation from the entire state.
   (3) The task force shall be chaired by the governor's  appointee.  The
 task  force shall elect a vice-chair by a majority vote and other neces-
 sary officers from among all appointed members.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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