Assembly Bill A4762B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person"

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A4762 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8210
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-j, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7083

2025-A4762 - Summary

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".

2025-A4762 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4762
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  documents
   utilized by state  agencies,  public authorities  and   municipalities
   to  replace  the  term  "emotionally  disturbed  person" with the term
   "person experiencing an emotional crisis"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-i
 to read as follows:
   § 170-I. MENTAL HEALTH REFERENCES CONTAINED  IN  STATE  AND  MUNICIPAL
 FORMS.  NO  FORM,  PREPRINTED  DOCUMENT,  OTHER  PUBLIC-FACING DOCUMENT,
 TRAINING MATERIAL, AGENCY GUIDANCE, OR MANUAL UTILIZED BY A STATE  AGEN-
 CY,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OR  MUNICIPALITY SHALL USE THE TERM "EMOTIONALLY
 DISTURBED PERSON" TO IDENTIFY OR DENOTE A PERSON EXPERIENCING  EMOTIONAL
 DISTRESS  OR  AN  EMOTIONAL  OR  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS.  ALL  FORMS  OR
 PREPRINTED DOCUMENTS, OTHER PUBLIC-FACING DOCUMENTS, TRAINING MATERIALS,
 AGENCY GUIDANCE OR MANUALS UTILIZING SUCH TERM SHALL BE AMENDED NO LATER
 THAN  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  TO  REPLACE  THE  TERM
 "EMOTIONALLY  DISTURBED  PERSON"  WITH  THE TERM "PERSON EXPERIENCING AN
 EMOTIONAL CRISIS".
   § 2.  This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  eightieth  day
 after  it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition,
 amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary  for  the
 implementation  of  this  act on its effective date are authorized to be
 made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07089-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A4762A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8210
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-j, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7083

2025-A4762A - Summary

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".

2025-A4762A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4762--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN, SIMON, LUCAS, ANDERSON, HOOKS,
   BURROUGHS, O'PHARROW, JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring    documents
   utilized  by state  agencies,  public authorities  and  municipalities
   to replace the term  "emotionally  disturbed  person"  with  the  term
   "person experiencing an emotional crisis"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  170-j
 to read as follows:
   §  170-J.  MENTAL  HEALTH  REFERENCES CONTAINED IN STATE AND MUNICIPAL
 FORMS. NO  FORM,  PREPRINTED  DOCUMENT,  OTHER  PUBLIC-FACING  DOCUMENT,
 TRAINING  MATERIAL, AGENCY GUIDANCE, OR MANUAL UTILIZED BY A STATE AGEN-
 CY, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL  USE  THE  TERM  "EMOTIONALLY
 DISTURBED  PERSON" TO IDENTIFY OR DENOTE A PERSON EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL
 DISTRESS  OR  AN  EMOTIONAL  OR  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS.  ALL  FORMS  OR
 PREPRINTED DOCUMENTS, OTHER PUBLIC-FACING DOCUMENTS, TRAINING MATERIALS,
 AGENCY GUIDANCE OR MANUALS UTILIZING SUCH TERM SHALL BE AMENDED NO LATER
 THAN  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  TO  REPLACE  THE  TERM
 "EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PERSON" WITH THE  TERM  "PERSON  EXPERIENCING  AN
 EMOTIONAL CRISIS".
   §  2.    This  act  shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day
 after it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the  addition,
 amendment  and/or  repeal  of  any  rule or regulation necessary for the
 implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized  to  be
 made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07089-02-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A4762B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8210
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-j, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7083

2025-A4762B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".

2025-A4762B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4762--B
                                                            R. R. 385
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN, SIMON, LUCAS, ANDERSON, HOOKS,
   BURROUGHS, O'PHARROW, JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --
   ordered  to  a  third reading -- amended on the special order of third
   reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retaining  its  place  on  the
   special order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  documents
   utilized by state  agencies,  public authorities  and   municipalities
   to  replace  the  term  "emotionally  disturbed  person" with the term
   "person experiencing an emotional crisis"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-j
 to read as follows:
   § 170-J. MENTAL HEALTH REFERENCES CONTAINED  IN  STATE  AND  MUNICIPAL
 FORMS.  NO  FORM,  PREPRINTED  DOCUMENT,  OTHER  PUBLIC-FACING DOCUMENT,
 TRAINING MATERIAL, AGENCY GUIDANCE, OR MANUAL UTILIZED BY A STATE  AGEN-
 CY,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OR  MUNICIPALITY SHALL USE THE TERM "EMOTIONALLY
 DISTURBED PERSON" TO IDENTIFY OR DENOTE A PERSON EXPERIENCING  EMOTIONAL
 DISTRESS  OR  AN  EMOTIONAL  OR  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS.  ALL  FORMS  OR
 PREPRINTED DOCUMENTS, OTHER PUBLIC-FACING DOCUMENTS, TRAINING MATERIALS,
 AGENCY GUIDANCE OR MANUALS UTILIZING  SUCH  TERM  SHALL  BE  AMENDED  TO
 REPLACE  THE  TERM  "EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PERSON" WITH THE TERM "PERSON
 EXPERIENCING AN EMOTIONAL CRISIS".
   § 2.  This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment  and/or  repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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