Bill Text: NY A08778 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-13)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A08778 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08778-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8778 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY November 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ, RIVERA, RAMOS, RODRIGUEZ, DILAN, CRESPO, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to establish the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of public service shall establish a suicide 2 prevention hotline. The infrastructure and functions of the hotline 3 shall (1) provide for 9-8-8 designation, allowing dedicated access for 4 individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts or related mental health 5 episodes and (2) follow those established in contracts through the 6 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 7 § 2. Should additional or expanded capacity be deemed necessary by the 8 department, the state shall consider contracting with 2-1-1 New York for 9 the operation of such hotline as established by this act. 10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14144-01-9