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Assembly Bill A6523A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

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2023-A6523 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1567
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
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
2021-2022: A10180, S6722
2025-2026: A1856, S5505

2023-A6523 - 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.

2023-A6523 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6523
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 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.
   4. PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE SHALL ENSURE AT LEAST ONE
 EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WHO PROVIDES INTAKE SERVICES AND HAS RECEIVED SUCH
 TRAINING IS AT THE FACILITY AT ALL TIMES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00514-01-3

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2023-A6523A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1567
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
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
2021-2022: A10180, S6722
2025-2026: A1856, S5505

2023-A6523A (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.

2023-A6523A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6523--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL, DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Social Services -- reported and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 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.
   4. PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE SHALL ENSURE AT LEAST ONE
 EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WHO PROVIDES INTAKE SERVICES AND HAS RECEIVED SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00514-02-4

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