Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Mar 23, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 22, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 21, 2023 | 1st report cal.540 |
Jan 31, 2023 | reported and committed to finance |
Jan 11, 2023 | referred to mental health |
senate Bill S1250
Sponsored By
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
Your Voice
Actions
Votes
Co-Sponsors
Jabari Brisport
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Michelle Hinchey
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
S1250 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1250 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1250 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to establish an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira- tion thereof PURPOSE OF BILL: This bill would establish the lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) youth and young adult suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate, and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for New York's LGBTQ+ youth and young adults up to the age of 24. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill establishes the LGBTQ+ youth and young adult task force, which will consist of seven members appointed by the Governor (1), the Senate Majority Leader (2), the Assembly Speaker (2), and the
S1250 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1250 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, CLEARE, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYL- MAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KENNEDY, LIU, MYRIE, RAMOS, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to establish an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force. (a) There is hereby created the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+) youth and young adult suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for New York's LGBTQ+ youth and young adults up to age 24, consisting of seven members, each to serve until two years after the effective date of this act. (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by the governor; two members shall be appointed by the tempo- rary president of the senate; two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of health. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments. (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines related to mental health and knowledge related to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. All appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic representation from the entire state. (3) The task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The task force shall elect a vice-chair and other necessary officers from among all appointed members. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00465-02-3 S. 1250 2
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.