assembly Bill A916A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants and establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 07, 2022 print number 916a
Jan 07, 2022 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 05, 2022 referred to codes
Jan 06, 2021 referred to codes

Co-Sponsors

A916 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S198
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§550.10 & 150.20, add §520.50, CP L; add §99-oo, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9557, S7242
2023-2024: A1826, S5233

A916 - Summary

Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.

A916 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    916
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JEAN-PIERRE, LAVINE, WALLACE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  pretrial
   mental  health  and  substance  abuse  evaluations  and  treatment for
   certain defendants; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
   establishing the pretrial mental health and substance  abuse  services
   bail fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 550.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  ON APPLICATION OF: (A) THE PROSECUTION; (B) DEFENSE COUNSEL; (C) A
 FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PRINCIPAL; (D) ANY PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR
 OLDER WITH WHOM THE PRINCIPAL RESIDES; (E) THE DIRECTOR OF A HOSPITAL IN
 WHICH  THE  PRINCIPAL IS HOSPITALIZED; (F) THE DIRECTOR OF ANY PUBLIC OR
 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, AGENCY OR HOME PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
 TO THE PRINCIPAL OR IN WHOSE INSTITUTION THE PRINCIPAL  RESIDES;  (G)  A
 QUALIFIED  PSYCHIATRIST  WHO  IS  EITHER SUPERVISING THE TREATMENT OF OR
 TREATING THE  PRINCIPAL  FOR  A  MENTAL  ILLNESS;  (H)  A  PSYCHOLOGIST,
 LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION
 LAW, OR A SOCIAL  WORKER,  LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-FOUR  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW, WHO IS TREATING THE PRINCIPAL FOR A
 MENTAL ILLNESS; (I) THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, OR  HIS  OR  HER
 DESIGNEE,  OR  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  OFFICIAL, AS DEFINED IN THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW, OF THE CITY OR COUNTY IN WHICH THE PRINCIPAL IS PRESENT OR
 REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE PRESENT; OR (J) A PAROLE OFFICER OR  PROBATION
 OFFICER  ASSIGNED TO SUPERVISE THE PRINCIPAL; A PRINCIPAL CHARGED WITH A
 CRIME NOT SUBJECT TO BAIL SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE COUNTY IN  WHICH  THE
 CRIME  WAS  COMMITTED  FOR A MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE EVALU-
 ATION AND IF, AFTER SUCH EVALUATION, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE PRINCIPAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Co-Sponsors

A916A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S198
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§550.10 & 150.20, add §520.50, CP L; add §99-oo, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9557, S7242
2023-2024: A1826, S5233

A916A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.

A916A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  916--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JEAN-PIERRE, LAVINE, WALLACE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee  on
   Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  pretrial
   mental  health  and  substance  abuse  evaluations  and  treatment for
   certain defendants; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
   establishing the pretrial mental health and substance  abuse  services
   bail fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 550.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  ON APPLICATION OF: (A) THE PROSECUTION; (B) DEFENSE COUNSEL; (C) A
 FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PRINCIPAL; (D) ANY PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR
 OLDER WITH WHOM THE PRINCIPAL RESIDES; (E) THE DIRECTOR OF A HOSPITAL IN
 WHICH  THE  PRINCIPAL IS HOSPITALIZED; (F) THE DIRECTOR OF ANY PUBLIC OR
 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, AGENCY OR HOME PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
 TO THE PRINCIPAL OR IN WHOSE INSTITUTION THE PRINCIPAL  RESIDES;  (G)  A
 QUALIFIED  PSYCHIATRIST  WHO  IS  EITHER SUPERVISING THE TREATMENT OF OR
 TREATING THE  PRINCIPAL  FOR  A  MENTAL  ILLNESS;  (H)  A  PSYCHOLOGIST,
 LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION
 LAW, OR A SOCIAL  WORKER,  LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-FOUR  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW, WHO IS TREATING THE PRINCIPAL FOR A
 MENTAL ILLNESS; (I) THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, OR  HIS  OR  HER
 DESIGNEE,  OR  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  OFFICIAL, AS DEFINED IN THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW, OF THE CITY OR COUNTY IN WHICH THE PRINCIPAL IS PRESENT OR
 REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE PRESENT; OR (J) A PAROLE OFFICER OR  PROBATION
 OFFICER  ASSIGNED TO SUPERVISE THE PRINCIPAL; A PRINCIPAL CHARGED WITH A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.