Senate Bill S6722

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to mental illness training in temporary housing

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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-S6722 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4704
2023-2024: S1567

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

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



              

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2021-S6722A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4704
2023-2024: S1567

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

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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