Assembly Bill A7356C

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities

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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-A7356 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6300
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L

2021-A7356 - Summary

Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities and which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities to the state and their respective communities.

2021-A7356 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7356
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on People with Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   public  awareness  program  to  combat  the stigma and stereotyping of
   individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  13.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  MENTAL
 HEALTH,  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT
 COMBATS THE DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA AND STEREOTYPING OF INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 INTELLECTUAL  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  ACROSS  THE  STATE. SUCH
 PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE  PUBLIC  FORUMS,  SOCIAL  MEDIA  AND  MASS  MEDIA,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERNET, RADIO, AND PRINT ADVERTISING AND
 SHALL INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS  AND  INFORMATION  ON  THE  OFFICE'S
 WEBSITE.  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE TAILORED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC
 ABOUT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND SHALL  ALSO  HIGH-
 LIGHT  THE  ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INTEL-
 LECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO THE STATE AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
 COMMUNITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10792-01-1

co-Sponsors

2021-A7356A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6300
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L

2021-A7356A - Summary

Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities and which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities to the state and their respective communities.

2021-A7356A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7356--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on People with  Disabilities  --  reported  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Ways  and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   public  awareness  campaign  to  combat the stigma and stereotyping of
   individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  13.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  MENTAL
 HEALTH,  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT
 COMBATS THE DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA AND STEREOTYPING OF INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 INTELLECTUAL  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  ACROSS  THE  STATE. SUCH
 CAMPAIGN SHALL UTILIZE PUBLIC  FORUMS,  SOCIAL  MEDIA  AND  MASS  MEDIA,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERNET, RADIO, AND PRINT ADVERTISING AND
 SHALL INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS  AND  INFORMATION  ON  THE  OFFICE'S
 WEBSITE.  THE  CAMPAIGN  SHALL BE TAILORED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC
 ABOUT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND SHALL  ALSO  HIGH-
 LIGHT  THE  ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INTEL-
 LECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO THE STATE AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
 COMMUNITIES.  THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH  STAKEHOLDERS  AND  CONSUMER
 ADVOCATES  TO  ENSURE SUCH CAMPAIGN IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND LINGUIS-
 TICALLY APPROPRIATE. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL END ON  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A7356B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6300
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L

2021-A7356B - Summary

Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities and which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities to the state and their respective communities.

2021-A7356B - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7356--B
                                                         Cal. No. 240
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, ABINANTI, WALSH, SAYEGH -- read once and
   referred  to the Committee on People with Disabilities -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee  --  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and   ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
   public awareness campaign to combat the  stigma  and  stereotyping  of
   individuals with developmental disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I)  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL
 HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  THAT
 COMBATS  THE DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA AND STEREOTYPING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ACROSS THE STATE. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL UTILIZE
 PUBLIC FORUMS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MASS MEDIA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 INTERNET, RADIO, AND PRINT ADVERTISING  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  EDUCATIONAL
 MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE. THE CAMPAIGN SHALL BE
 TAILORED  TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
 AND SHALL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF  INDI-
 VIDUALS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO THE STATE AND THEIR RESPEC-
 TIVE COMMUNITIES.   THE  OFFICE  SHALL  CONSULT  WITH  STAKEHOLDERS  AND
 CONSUMER  ADVOCATES  TO ENSURE SUCH CAMPAIGN IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND
 LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL END ON DECEMBER  THIRTY-
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2021-A7356C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6300
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L

2021-A7356C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities and which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities to the state and their respective communities.

2021-A7356C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7356--C
                                                         Cal. No. 240
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER, ABINANTI, WALSH, SAYEGH, OTIS, BUTTENS-
   CHON, SANTABARBARA -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   People  with Disabilities -- reported and referred to the Committee on
   Ways  and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
   the order of third reading -- passed by Assembly and delivered to  the
   Senate,  recalled  from  the  Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   public  awareness  campaign  to  combat the stigma and stereotyping of
   individuals with developmental disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  13.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  MENTAL
 HEALTH,  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT
 COMBATS THE DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA AND STEREOTYPING OF INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ACROSS THE STATE. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL UTILIZE
 PUBLIC FORUMS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MASS MEDIA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 INTERNET,  RADIO,  AND  PRINT  ADVERTISING AND SHALL INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL
 MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE. THE CAMPAIGN SHALL BE
 TAILORED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES
 AND  SHALL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDI-
 VIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO THE STATE AND  THEIR  RESPEC-
 TIVE  COMMUNITIES.    THE  OFFICE  SHALL  CONSULT  WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND
 CONSUMER ADVOCATES TO ENSURE SUCH CAMPAIGN IS CULTURALLY  COMPETENT  AND
 LINGUISTICALLY  APPROPRIATE. SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL END ON DECEMBER THIRTY-
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10792-07-2

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