Senate Bill S4755

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to a public awareness educational program on heroin; appropriation

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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-S4755 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7101
2015-2016: S1560
2017-2018: S2351
2019-2020: S4437
2023-2024: S5858

2021-S4755 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a public awareness educational program on heroin; makes an appropriation therefor.

2021-S4755 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4755 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4755
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to a  public  aware-
   ness educational program on heroin; and making an appropriation there-
   for

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
   (L)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  A MULTI-FACETED PUBLIC OUTREACH
 PROGRAM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE INHERENT DANGERS AND COSTS  OF  HEROIN
 USE.  THE PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST OF SUCH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
 INTERACTIVE MEDIA SPOTS DESIGNED TO REACH THE BROADEST POSSIBLE  GENERAL
 AUDIENCE,  AS WELL AS THOSE DESIGNED TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET THOSE SOCIAL
 AND AGE GROUPS THAT ARE MOST AT  RISK  FOR  EXPERIMENTING  WITH  HEROIN,
 THOSE  WHO  ARE  CURRENTLY  USING  HEROIN,  AND THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING OR
 UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR HEROIN ADDICTION.  THE CONTENT OF SUCH OUTREACH
 EFFORTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  SUCH  TOPICS  AS:  THE
 DANGERS  OF  ADDICTION  AFTER  ONLY ONE USE; SECTION 220.78 OF THE PENAL
 LAW, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NEW YORK STATE'S GOOD SAMARITAN LAW; THE CURRENT
 DEMOGRAPHICS OF HEROIN ADDICTION; THE RECOGNIZABLE  PHYSIOLOGICAL  SYMP-
 TOMS  OF  ADDICTION;  THE AVAILABILITY AND THE CRITICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF
 ADMINISTERING AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST IN CASES OF SUSPECTED  OVERDOSE;  AND
 THE  AVAILABILITY OF THE OFFICE'S HOPELINE.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST
 THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, EXAMINE ALL  POSSIBLE  METHODOLOGIES,  AND  TAKE  ALL
 OTHER  EFFORTS,  INCLUDING THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, TO ENSURE THAT
 THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE VIEWED BY THE  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF  PEOPLE.    THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO  PROVIDE  COPIES  OF  THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON ITS
 WEBSITE IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE LOCATION THAT ARE  AVAILABLE  TO  BE  FREELY
 DOWNLOADED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09230-01-1
              

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