Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 23, 2022 |
print number 6722a |
May 23, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
Apr 26, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to social services returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 10, 2021 |
referred to social services delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1765 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 13, 2021 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S6722A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S6722 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10180
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 2-A Title 3 §47, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S4704
2023-2024: S1567, A6523
2021-S6722 - Summary
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.
2021-S6722 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6722 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to mental health training for intake workers at homeless shelters PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will establish a training course for homeless shelter profes- sionals that will provide employees with leading practices for identify- ing signs of mental illness so that they can connect incoming recipients with appropriate services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 17 of the Social Service law by adding a subdivision E-1 requiring the commissioner of social services, in conjunction with the commissioner of the office for mental health, develop and require participation of all employees or volunteers at a homeless shelter who provide intake services in a training course. Such course shall focus on
2021-S6722 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6722 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to mental health training for intake workers at homeless shelters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e-1) to read as follows: (E-1) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOP AND REQUIRE PARTICIPATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES OR VOLUNTEERS AT A HOMELESS SHELTER WHO PROVIDE INTAKE SERVICES IN A TRAINING COURSE. SUCH COURSE SHALL FOCUS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND FOR CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER, OR ARE REASONABLY LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS WITH ALL APPRO- PRIATE SERVICES. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE CONDUCTED LIVE AND IN PERSON SO THAT THE TRAINER CAN INTERACT WITH THE TRAINEES. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08528-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S6722A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10180
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 2-A Title 3 §47, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S4704
2023-2024: S1567, A6523
2021-S6722A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.
2021-S6722A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6722A SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to mental illness training in temporary housing TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to mental illness training in temporary housing PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will establish a training course for temporary shelter profes- sionals that will provide employees with leading practices for identify- ing signs of mental illness so that they can connect incoming recipients with appropriate services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2021-S6722A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6722--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to mental illness training in temporary housing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding a new title 3 to read as follows: TITLE 3 MENTAL ILLNESS TRAINING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING SECTION 47. TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. § 47. TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. 1. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING COURSE TO BE UTILIZED BY PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE. SUCH TRAINING COURSE SHALL FOCUS ON IDEN- TIFYING BEST PRACTICES TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROVIDING REFERRALS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS. 2. PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, A FAMILY SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A HOTEL, AN EMERGENCY APARTMENT, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER, OR A SAFE HOUSE FOR REFUGEES OPERATING IN THE STATE. 3. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08528-02-2
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