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Assembly Bill A4968A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to services for post-traumatic stress disorder for emergency dispatchers and correction officers

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2023-A4968 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9843
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §155, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3549, S6057

2023-A4968 - Summary

Requires the same benefits and services for post-traumatic stress disorder for emergency dispatchers and correction officers as are afforded police and firefighters.

2023-A4968 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4968
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to access to  certain
   mental  health  care services for emergency dispatchers and correction
   officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 155 to read as follows:
   §  155.  ACCESS  TO  POST-TRAUMATIC  STRESS  DISORDER  TREATMENT   FOR
 CORRECTION  OFFICERS  AND EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS.  1. CORRECTION OFFICERS
 AND EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS EMPLOYED BY A MUNICIPALITY SHALL  BE  ENTITLED
 TO  THE  SAME  BENEFITS  AND SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF
 POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS ARE AFFORDED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE-
 FIGHTERS EMPLOYED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY, AND SUCH BENEFITS  AND  SERVICES
 SHALL BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
   2.  ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ENTERED
 INTO BY A MUNICIPALITY AND  AN  EMPLOYEE  OR  AN  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION
 REPRESENTING  EMERGENCY  DISPATCHERS  OR CORRECTION OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY
 SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL PROVIDE THE SAME BENEFITS AND SERVICES  FOR  THE
 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS PROVIDED TO
 POLICE  OFFICERS  AND  FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY, WHICH
 SHALL BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09047-01-3

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2023-A4968A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9843
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §155, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3549, S6057

2023-A4968A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the same benefits and services for post-traumatic stress disorder for emergency dispatchers and correction officers as are afforded police and firefighters.

2023-A4968A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4968--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SANTABARBARA,  BUTTENSCHON  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to access to certain
   mental health care services for emergency dispatchers  and  correction
   officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 155 to read as follows:
   §   155.  ACCESS  TO  POST-TRAUMATIC  STRESS  DISORDER  TREATMENT  FOR
 CORRECTION OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS.   1. CORRECTION  OFFICERS
 AND  EMERGENCY  DISPATCHERS EMPLOYED BY A MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE ENTITLED
 TO THE SAME BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR THE  DIAGNOSIS  AND  TREATMENT  OF
 POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS ARE AFFORDED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE-
 FIGHTERS  EMPLOYED  BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY, AND SUCH BENEFITS AND SERVICES
 SHALL BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
   2. ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT  ENTERED
 INTO  BY  A  MUNICIPALITY  AND  AN  EMPLOYEE OR AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
 REPRESENTING EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS OR CORRECTION  OFFICERS  EMPLOYED  BY
 SUCH  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL PROVIDE THE SAME BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR THE
 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS PROVIDED TO
 POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYED BY  SUCH  MUNICIPALITY,  WHICH
 SHALL  BE  ACCESSED  THROUGH THE SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  PROHIBIT  AN
 EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS AND CORRECTION
 OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY A MUNICIPALITY  FROM  SEEKING  TO  PROVIDE  GREATER
 BENEFITS  AND SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC
 STRESS DISORDER THAN THOSE PROVIDED TO POLICE OFFICERS AND  FIREFIGHTERS
 EMPLOYED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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