Bill Text: NY S01705 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and chemical dependence among military service members.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S01705 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01705-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1705
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a public
          education initiative designed to eliminate stigma  and  misinformation
          about  mental  illness  and chemical dependence among military service
          members; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
          tion thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
     3    (l) Notwithstanding any general or special law to  the  contrary,  the
     4  commissioner,  in  conjunction  with  the commissioner of alcoholism and
     5  substance abuse services and the director of the division  of  veterans'
     6  affairs  shall  develop a public education initiative designed to elimi-
     7  nate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and chemical depend-
     8  ence among service members, veterans, and their families, improve  their
     9  understanding of mental and substance use disorders and the existence of
    10  effective   treatment,   and  provide  information  regarding  available
    11  resources and how to access them. These public education initiatives may
    12  include the use of the internet, including the use of social  networking
    13  sites.
    14    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on June
    15  30, 2020 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
    16  repealed.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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