Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2023 |
referred to social services delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2023 |
1st report cal.1218 |
Jan 12, 2023 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S1567
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2023-S1567 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S1567 (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-S1567 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1567 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to mental illness training in temporary housing PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will establish a training course for temporary shelter profes- sionals that will provide employees with leading practices for identify- ing signs of mental illness so that they can connect incoming recipients with appropriate services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends article 2-A of the social services law by adding a new title 3, to require training to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, as well as best practices for recognition and providing referrals for providers in shelters, hotels, emergency apartments, domestic violence shelters, runaway and homeless youth shelters, or safe
2023-S1567 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1567 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, GOUNARDES -- 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 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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