NY State Senate Bill S3587

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 17, 2023	referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 23, 2023	advanced to third reading
Mar 22, 2023	2nd report cal.
Mar 21, 2023	1st report cal.559
Feb 01, 2023	referred to mental health

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S3587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1680
Current Committee:: Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §7.48, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S5453, A7977

S3587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the twelve member rural suicide prevention council to examine the causes of rural suicides or attempts and to make recommendations for rural suicide reduction.

S3587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S3587          Revised 3/20/23

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating the
rural suicide prevention council

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to reduce the growing rate of suicide in
rural New York-through the establishment of a rural suicide prevention
council

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

A new section 7.48 is added to the mental hygiene law entitled "rural
suicide prevention council."

The new council will consist of twelve members to be appointed as
follows: two members appointed by the Commissioner of the Office of
Mental Hygiene; two members appointed by the Commissioner of Health; two

members shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and
Markets; two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; two
members appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate; one member
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly; and one member
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

The Commissioner of the Office of Mental Hygiene will appoint the chair
of the council.

Membership on the council may include representatives of local mental
hygiene directors, psychiatric and psychological practitioners,
substance abuse professionals, persons with expertise in public health
issues, any group, association, or university with expertise in finan-
cial or economic analysis, business planning, and providing supports for
farmers and other individuals residing in a rural area, and others whose
professional expertise includes rural affairs related to the duties of
the council.

The council will examine the causes and conditions related to the rise
of rural suicide, as well as access to mental health care in areas
considered "rural" as defined in section 481 of the executive law.  The
Council will identify policies, practices, resources, services and
potential legislation that may result in the reduction of rural suicide
and offer recommendations for coordination of the relevant services and
resources.

The council will examine the causes and conditions related to the rise
of rural suicide, as well as access to mental health care in areas
considered "rural" as defined in section 481 of the executive law.  The
Council will identify policies, practices, resources services and poten-
tial legislation that may result in the reduction of rural suicide and
offer recommendations for coordination of the relevant services and
resources.

The council will create a plan to identify persons at-risk for suicide,
particularly within certain professions, including farming and agricul-
tural work, and to increase access to and delivery of suicide care. The
Council shall meet at least two times annually.  Members of the Council
shall not receive compensation but will be reimbursed for their actual
expenses.

The Council will submit a report by January 1, 2025 to the Governor and
the Legislature. The report will recommend policies, legislation, and
funding needed to implement their findings.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control released data from 2001-2005
which showed that rural counties had higher rates of suicide than metro-
politan counties. Presently, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death
among Americans with over half a million suicides occurring during the
survey period.

The rise in suicide rates is not attributable to one factor but instead
to a number of factors. Increasing rural suicide may be the result of
economic insecurity, social isolation, a dearth of mental health profes-
sionals, higher levels of alcohol and substance abuse, weakened social
support, and many other factors.

The Rural Suicide Prevention Council envisioned in this legislation
would be tasked with examining the epidemic of suicide in rural New York
and then creating a comprehensive plan to address the problem.  Address-
ing the root problems of the mental health crisis in our state is a
critical first step to helping the state provide needed services to our
residents.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S.5453-A referred to Mental Health/A.7977 referred to Mental
Health

2021: S.5453-A Passed Senate/A.7977 referred to Mental Health

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

S3587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3587
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HELMING, BORRELLO, BROUK, MAY, OBERACKER, O'MARA,
   ORTT, STEC, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  creating  the
   rural suicide prevention council

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 7.48 to read as follows:
 § 7.48 RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL.
   (A)  THERE  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE OFFICE, A COUNCIL ON RURAL
 SUICIDE PREVENTION, TO CONSIST OF TWELVE MEMBERS:
   1. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER;
   2. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH;
   3. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  AGRICULTURE
 AND MARKETS;
   4. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   5. TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   6. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEM-
 BLY; AND
   7. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FROM
 AMONG SUCH TWELVE MEMBERS. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF  SUCH  COUNCIL
 SHALL  BE FILLED BY THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. THE MEMBERSHIP
 OF THE COUNCIL MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  REPRESENTATIVES  OF
 THE  STATE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL MENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTORS, PSYCHIATRIC AND
 PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONERS, SUBSTANCE USE  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFES-
 SIONALS  WITH  EXPERIENCE  IN  THE  DELIVERY OF TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
 SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS, PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES,
 ANY GROUP, ASSOCIATION, OR UNIVERSITY WITH  EXPERTISE  IN  FINANCIAL  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05200-01-3

 S. 3587                             2
 
 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, BUSINESS PLANNING, AND PROVIDING SUPPORTS FOR FARMERS
 AND  OTHER INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN RURAL AREAS, AND OTHERS WHOSE PROFES-
 SIONAL EXPERTISE INCLUDES RURAL AFFAIRS RELATED TO  THE  DUTIES  OF  THE
 COUNCIL.
   (C)  THE  COUNCIL SHALL FOCUS ITS EFFORTS AND WORK ON "RURAL AREAS" AS
 SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE
 LAW.
   (D) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   1. EXAMINING THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO  RURAL  SUICIDES  OR
 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND THE PREVALENCE OF SUICIDE AMONG CERTAIN PROFESSIONS
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS;
   2. IDENTIFYING POLICIES, PRACTICES, RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND POTENTIAL
 LEGISLATION  THAT MAY RESULT IN THE REDUCTION OF RURAL SUICIDE AND RURAL
 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS;
   3. OFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE  THE
 COORDINATION  OF  SERVICES  AND RESOURCES AMONG AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE
 DELIVERY  OF  MENTAL  HEALTH,  SUBSTANCE  USE,  OR  SUICIDE   PREVENTION
 SERVICES; AND
   4. MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUNDING INITIATIVES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
 MENTAL  HEALTH,  SUBSTANCE USE, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IN RURAL
 AREAS AND FACILITATE  THE  USE  OF  INNOVATIVE  INTERVENTION  STRATEGIES
 SPECIFIC TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN RURAL AREAS.
   (E)  THE RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL SHALL MEET NOT LESS THAN TWO
 TIMES ANNUALLY, OR AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHAIR OF  THE  COUNCIL  OR
 THE COMMISSIONER.
   (F)  THE MEMBERS OF THE RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE
 NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE  ALLOWED  THEIR  ACTUAL
 AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   (G)  THE COUNCIL SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT NO LATER THAN JANU-
 ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND BIENNIALLY THEREAFTER,  TO  THE
 GOVERNOR  AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT RECOMMENDS POLICIES, LEGISLATION, AND
 FUNDING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT ANY OF THE FINDINGS IN THE COUNCIL'S REPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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May 17, 2023 - floor Vote

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Mar 21, 2023 - Mental Health committee Vote

Mental Health Committee Vote: Mar 21, 2023

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Mar 21, 2023 - Mental Health committee Vote

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S3587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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