NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6807A

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Feb 03, 2020	recommit, enacting clause stricken
Jan 24, 2020	print number 6807a
Jan 24, 2020	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 08, 2020	referred to local government
Oct 25, 2019	referred to rules

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2019-S6807 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8934
Law Section:: County Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §677, County L; amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S2036

2019-S6807 - Summary

Provides that the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner shall promptly report to the division of veterans' affairs, in a one page form developed and provided by such division of veterans' affairs, any death which appears to be a suicide by a person who, to the knowledge of the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner, is a veteran.

2019-S6807 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6807

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the county law and the executive law,
in relation to the reporting of a veteran's suicide

 
PURPOSE:

This bill establishes another method to keep track of veterans' suicides
rates.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the County Law to add a new subdivision to direct a
coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner to report, through the
use of a one page form, to the Division of Veterans' Affairs, any death
which appears to be a suicide by a person who is believed to be a veter-
an.

Section 2 amends the Executive Law to add a new subdivision directing
the Division of Veterans' Affairs to develop a one page form to be used

by a coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner for reporting any
death which appears to be a suicide by a person who is believed to be a
veteran.

Section 3 establishes that the Division of Veterans' Affairs must estab-
lish and implement the procedures and forms necessary for implementation
of this act within 60 days.

Section 4 establishes an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the Pentagon's annual suicide report, active duty military
suicides hit a record high in 2018, jumping by 13%.  Additionally,
according to the 2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report, the
number of veteran suicides has exceeded 6,000 each year from 2008 to
2017.

In November 2017, the New York State Suicide Prevention Task Force was
created. This past April, the Task Force released a report on its find-
ings. Among its many findings specifically related to veterans, the Task
Force found that veteran suicide rates are significantly higher than
those rates of non-veterans.

One common theme found in both national and state reports is the issue
of the data. Current data is inaccurate and incomplete and to fix the
problem, we must understand the problem. This legislation is an attempt
to improve the suicide surveillance data methods to gather more informa-
tion on veterans' suicide rates. If a coroner or the person acting on
his/her behalf has reason to believe there has been a suicide by a
veteran, he/she shall notify the Division of Veterans' Affairs through
the use of a simple one page form.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and directs the Division of Veterans' Affairs to establish
and implement the procedures and forms necessary for implementation
within 60 days.

2019-S6807 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6807
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to the
   reporting of a veteran's suicide
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  677 of the county law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. THE CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL PROMPT-
 LY REPORT TO THE DIVISION OF VETERANS'  AFFAIRS,  IN  A  ONE  PAGE  FORM
 DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED BY SUCH DIVISION, ANY DEATH WHICH APPEARS TO BE A
 SUICIDE  BY  A  PERSON  WHO,  TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORONER, CORONER'S
 PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER, IS A VETERAN.
   § 2. Section 353 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24. TO DEVELOP A ONE PAGE FORM BY WHICH A CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN
 OR  MEDICAL  EXAMINER SHALL FILL OUT TO REPORT TO THE DIVISION ANY DEATH
 WHICH APPEARS TO BE A SUICIDE BY A PERSON WHO, TO THE KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE
 CORONER,  CORONER'S  PHYSICIAN  OR  MEDICAL EXAMINER, IS A VETERAN. THIS
 FORM SHALL PROVIDE THE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE FORM  IS  TO  BE  MAILED  OR
 SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY.
   § 3. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the division of
 veterans' affairs shall establish and implement the procedures and forms
 necessary for the implementation of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13942-01-9

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2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8934
Law Section:: County Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §677, County L; amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S2036

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6807A

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to the
reporting of a veteran's suicide

 
PURPOSE:

This bill establishes another method to keep track of veterans' suicides
rates.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the County Law to add a new subdivision to direct a
coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner to report, through the
use of a one page form, to the Division of Veterans' Affairs, any death
which appears to be a suicide by a person who is believed to be a veter-
an.

Section 2 amends the Executive Law to add a new subdivision directing
the Division of Veterans' Affairs to develop a one page form to be used
by a coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner for reporting any
death which appears to be a suicide by a person who is believed to be a
veteran.

Section 3 establishes that the Division of Veterans' Affairs must estab-
lish and implement the procedures and forms necessary for implementation
of this act within 60 days.

Section 4 establishes an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the Pentagon's annual suicide report, active duty military
suicides hit a record high in 2018, jumping by 13%.  Additionally,
according to the 2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report, the
number of veteran suicides has exceeded 6,000 each year from 2008 to
2017.

In November 2017, the New York State Suicide Prevention Task Force was
created. This past April, the Task Force released a report on its find-
ings. Among its many findings specifically related to veterans, the Task
Force found that veteran suicide rates are significantly higher than
those rates of non-veterans.

One common theme found in both national and state reports is the issue
of the data. Current data is inaccurate and incomplete and to fix the
problem, we must understand the problem. This legislation is an attempt
to improve the suicide surveillance data methods to gather more informa-
tion on veterans' suicide rates. If a coroner or the person acting on
his/her behalf has reason to believe there has been a suicide by a
veteran, he/she shall notify the Division of Veterans' Affairs through
the use of a simple one page form.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and directs the Division of Veterans' Affairs to establish
and implement the procedures and forms necessary for implementation
within 60 days.

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6807--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HELMING,  JORDAN,  LAVALLE,  RANZENHOFER, ROBACH,
   SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law and the executive law, in relation to the
   reporting of a veteran's suicide
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 677 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. THE CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL PROMPT-
 LY  REPORT  TO  THE  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS' AFFAIRS, IN A ONE PAGE FORM
 DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED BY SUCH DIVISION, ANY DEATH WHICH APPEARS TO BE A
 SUICIDE BY A PERSON WHO, TO THE  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  CORONER,  CORONER'S
 PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER, IS A VETERAN.
   §  2.  Section  353  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 25 to read as follows:
   25. TO DEVELOP A ONE PAGE FORM BY WHICH A CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN
 OR MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL FILL OUT TO REPORT TO THE DIVISION  ANY  DEATH
 WHICH  APPEARS  TO BE A SUICIDE BY A PERSON WHO, TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
 CORONER, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL EXAMINER,  IS  A  VETERAN.  THIS
 FORM  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  ADDRESS  TO WHICH THE FORM IS TO BE MAILED OR
 SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY.
   § 3. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the division of
 veterans' affairs shall establish and implement the procedures and forms
 necessary for the implementation of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13942-03-0

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Senate Bill S6807A

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2019-S6807 - Details

2019-S6807 - Summary

2019-S6807 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6807 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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co-Sponsors

2019-S6807 - Details

2019-S6807 - Summary

2019-S6807 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6807 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6807A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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