Assembly Bill A2190

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a crisis intervention team program

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

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2021-A2190 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5599
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§7.49, 7.51 & 7.53, amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L; add §98-d, St Fin L; add §204-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8837
2015-2016: A4402, A6819
2017-2018: A3393, A5847, S4500
2019-2020: A4049, A5141, S372
2023-2024: A323, A1304, S4272

2021-A2190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a crisis intervention demonstration program.

2021-A2190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2190
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  AUBRY, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the state finance  law  and  the
   general  municipal  law,  in  relation to establishing a crisis inter-
   vention team program
 
   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 three new
 sections 7.49, 7.51 and 7.53  to read as follows:
 § 7.49 CRISIS INTERVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
   (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  CRISIS  INTERVENTION  DEMON-
 STRATION  PROGRAM IN ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN  RESPONDING  TO
 CRISIS SITUATIONS INVOLVING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE
 ABUSE PROBLEMS.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH WITHIN THE OFFICE THE POSITION OF
 CRISIS  INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR WHO WILL SERVE AT
 THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND WHO  SHALL  WORK  WITH  THE  POLICE
 DEPARTMENT  OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
 IN THE STATE THAT REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO  COORDINATE  THE  PROVISION  OF
 CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING TO ITS FIRST RESPONDERS AS A PART OF A
 SPECIALIZED  RESPONSE  TEAM OR AS PART OF THE TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPON-
 DERS.
   (C) THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR SHALL:
   (I) WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS,  COORDINATE  ACTIV-
 ITIES  AND  PROMOTE  COOPERATION  AND  COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE OFFICE,
 OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND  SUPPORTS,  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES,
 DISABILITY  SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PEOPLE WITH PSYCHIATRIC OR OTHER DISA-
 BILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION  TEAM  TRAIN-
 ING;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00480-01-1
              

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