Senate Bill S7581A

                             
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                                  7581--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to establishing a
   public awareness campaign for maternal depression; to amend the  state
   finance law, in relation to establishing the maternal depression fund;
   and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
 new title 7-A to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VII-A
                            MATERNAL DEPRESSION
 SECTION 2597. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION.
   §  2597.  PUBLIC  AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION. THERE IS
 HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A MATERNAL DEPRESSION AWARENESS
 PROGRAM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND MATERNAL HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS  ABOUT
 THE RISKS AND REMEDIES ASSOCIATED WITH MATERNAL DEPRESSION.
   §  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-n to
 read as follows:
   § 97-N. MATERNAL DEPRESSION FUND. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN
 THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
 TION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MATERNAL DEPRESSION FUND".
   2.  THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONIES APPROPRIATED FOR ITS PURPOSE,
 AND ALL MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND PURSUANT TO  LAW,  CONTRIBUTIONS
 CONSISTING OF PROMISES OR GRANTS OF ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY OF ANY KIND OR
 VALUE,  OR ANY OTHER THING OF VALUE, INCLUDING GRANTS OR OTHER FINANCIAL
 ASSISTANCE FROM ANY AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT AND ALL MONEYS REQUIRED BY  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDITED
 TO THIS FUND.
   3.    THE MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  IMPLEMENTING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  TITLE
 SEVEN-A OF ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER OF HEALTH.
   §  3. The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby appro-
 priated to the department of health out of any moneys in the state trea-
 sury in the general fund to the credit of the  state  purposes  account,
 not  otherwise  appropriated,  and  made  immediately available, for the
 purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be
 payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on  vouchers  certi-
 fied  or approved by the commissioner of health in the manner prescribed
 by law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.