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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to mental health |
Jan 11, 2021 | referred to mental health |
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Clyde Vanel
Jose Rivera
Harvey Epstein
Taylor Darling
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Steven Englebright
Melissa Miller
A1716 (ACTIVE) - Details
A1716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1716 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, VANEL, J. RIVERA, EPSTEIN, DARLING, SIMON, ZEBROWSKI, WILLIAMS, SAYEGH, FRONTUS, SCHMITT, McDONOUGH, JOYNER, CRUZ, STECK, RAMOS, FALL, GLICK, FERNANDEZ, TAYLOR, REYES, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, M. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to establish a Black youth suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Black youth suicide prevention task force. (a) There is hereby created the Black youth suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for Black New York residents aged 5 though 18 years, consist- ing of seven members, each to serve until two years after the effective date of this act. (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by the governor; one member shall be appointed by the tempo- rary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of mental health. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments. (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines related to mental health suicide prevention services, supports and know- ledge related to the Black community. All appointments shall be coordi- nated to ensure geographic representation from the entire state. (3) The task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The task force shall elect a vice-chair by majority vote and other necessary officers from among all appointed members. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.