Assembly Bill A609

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for intervention by certain campus security personnel in relation to reportedly mentally ill students

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A609 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6435-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3562
2011-2012: A3169
2013-2014: A4053
2015-2016: A5036
2019-2020: A80
2021-2022: A120

2017-A609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for intervention by certain campus security personnel in relation to reportedly mentally ill students and notification to person or persons to be contacted in case of such mental health emergency.

2017-A609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    609
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to safe school or college
   campuses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6435-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6435-A.  SAFE  CAMPUS  INTERVENTION.  1.  IF A PERSON ALLEGED TO BE
 MENTALLY ILL IS A STUDENT RESIDING, OR IN ATTENDANCE,  AT  A  SCHOOL  OR
 COLLEGE AT THE TIME THAT SUCH PERSON IS OBSERVED EXHIBITING SAID MENTAL-
 LY  ILL  BEHAVIOR, ANY TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR OR STUDENT MAY REPORT SUCH
 BEHAVIOR TO THE CHIEF OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, OR OTHER OFFICER RESPONSI-
 BLE FOR CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY OR A DESIGNEE, AND SUCH PERSONNEL MAY
 EXERCISE THE AUTHORIZED POWERS  GIVEN  TO  PEACE  OFFICERS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  9.41 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. IN SUCH INSTANCES, THE INSTITU-
 TION SHALL, UPON REMOVAL OF SAID STUDENT ALLEGED  TO  BE  MENTALLY  ILL,
 IMMEDIATELY  NOTIFY  THE  APPROPRIATE  PERSON OR PERSONS SO LISTED TO BE
 NOTIFIED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY INVOLVING ALLEGED  MENTAL  HEALTH  ILLNESS
 INTERVENTION  OR  TREATMENT  ON  THE  STUDENT'S ADMISSION APPLICATION OR
 STUDENT RECORDS.
   2. ALL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES SHALL INFORM AND ADVISE  ALL  STUDENTS  OF
 THIS  PROVISION OF LAW AT THE TIME OF ACCEPTANCE AND ENTRY TO THE INSTI-
 TUTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06436-01-7

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