Senate Bill S3610A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council

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2025-S3610 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8434
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5453
2023-2024: S3587, A7188

2025-S3610 - Summary

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.

2025-S3610 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3610 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3610
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, BROUK, GALLIVAN, MAY, OBERACKER,
   O'MARA, ORTT, STEC, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB -- read twice  and  ordered
   printed,  and  when printed 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,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06752-01-5
              

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2025-S3610A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8434
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5453
2023-2024: S3587, A7188

2025-S3610A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.

2025-S3610A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3610A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3610--A
     Cal. No. 1269
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, BROUK, GALLIVAN, MAY, OBERACKER,
   O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, STEC, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB -- read twice  and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Mental Health -- reported favorably from said  committee,  ordered  to
   first  and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third
   reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
   rural suicide prevention council; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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
 7.49 to read as follows:
 § 7.49 RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL.
   (A) THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY  THE  OFFICE,  A  COUNCIL  ON  RURAL
 SUICIDE PREVENTION. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE THE COMMISSION-
 ER  OR  THE  COMMISSIONER'S  DESIGNEE, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR THE
 COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
 OR THE COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE. THERE SHALL BE TWELVE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
 OF THE COUNCIL INCLUDING FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR;  THREE
 MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; THREE MEMBERS
 SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; ONE MEMBER
 SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY;  AND  ONE
 MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
   (B)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR FROM APPOINTED COUNCIL
 MEMBERS. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH COUNCIL SHALL BE FILLED  BY
 THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY.
   (C)  THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL MENTAL  HYGIENE  DIREC-
 TORS;  MENTAL  HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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