Bill Text: NY A08961 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the establishment of the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-07 - substituted by s7322 [A08961 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A08961-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8961
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 9, 2018
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Mental Health
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the prevention of
          suicide; and to amend a chapter of the  laws  of  2017,  amending  the
          mental  hygiene  law  relating  to establishing the adolescent suicide
          prevention advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers
          S. 5500-C and A. 7225-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and
          repealing section 41.56 of the mental hygiene law relating thereto
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 41.56 of the mental hygiene  law,  as  added  by  a
     2  chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental hygiene law relating to
     3  establishing  the  adolescent  suicide  prevention  advisory council, as
     4  proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.  5500-C  and  A.  7225-B,  is
     5  REPEALED.
     6    §  2.    Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
     7  new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
     8    (g) The office of mental health  shall  have  the  responsibility  for
     9  assuring  the  development of plans, programs, and services in the areas
    10  of research and prevention of suicide, to reduce suicidal  behavior  and
    11  suicide through consultation, training, implementation of evidence-based
    12  practices,  and  use of suicide surveillance data. Such plans, programs,
    13  and services shall consider the unique needs  of  differing  demographic
    14  groups  and  the  impact of gender, race and ethnicity, and cultural and
    15  language needs. Such plans, programs, and services shall be developed in
    16  cooperation with other agencies and  departments  of  the  state,  local
    17  governments,  community  organizations  and entities, or other organiza-
    18  tions and individuals.
    19    § 3. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending  the  mental
    20  hygiene  law  relating to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention
    21  advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and
    22  A. 7225-B, is amended to read as follows:
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect [on the sixtieth day  after  it  shall
    24  have become a law] immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
     2  sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date  and
     3  in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental
     4  hygiene  law  relating to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention
     5  advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and
     6  A. 7225-B, takes effect.