Assembly Bill A4741

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program for the prevention of and treatment for traumatic stress on volunteer first responders

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2021-A4741 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3438
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §715, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10099, S8034
2023-2024: A1937

2021-A4741 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program which shall provide support services to volunteer certified first responders suffering from the effects of traumatic stress related to the performance of their duties.

2021-A4741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4741
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. STERN, DeSTEFANO, BUTTENSCHON, BYRNES -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  a  pilot
   program for the prevention of, and treatment for, the effects of trau-
   matic  stress  on volunteer first responders; providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof; and  making  an  appropri-
   ation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 715 to
 read as follows:
   § 715. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION OF,  AND  TREATMENT  FOR,  THE
 EFFECTS  OF  TRAUMATIC  STRESS  ON  VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDERS.   1. THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
 IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, SHALL
 DEVELOP A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VOLUNTEER CERTIFIED FIRST
 RESPONDERS INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PREVENTATIVE  MENTAL  HEALTH
 CARE,  PEER  TO  PEER  TRAINING  AND ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR
 THOSE SUFFERING FROM TRAUMATIC STRESS  RELATED  TO  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF
 THEIR  DUTIES.    THE  VOLUNTEER  FIRST RESPONDER PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE
 ADMINISTERED WITHIN FOUR COUNTIES, TWO OF WHICH SHALL BE  UPSTATE  COUN-
 TIES LOCATED NORTH OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND TWO OF WHICH SHALL BE DOWN-
 STATE COUNTIES.
   2.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION "VOLUNTEER CERTIFIED FIRST RESPON-
 DER" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  ESTAB-
 LISHED  BY  REGULATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND WHO ADMINISTERS INITIAL LIFE SAVING CARE  TO  SICK
 AND  INJURED PERSONS AS A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE OR AMBULANCE COMPA-
 NY.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
 SERVICES SHALL  DESIGNATE  AN  EDUCATIONAL  FACILITY  WITHIN  THE  STATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.