Assembly Bill A10629

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the frontline workers trauma informed care advisory council

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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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Bill Amendments

2019-A10629 - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.48, Ment Hyg L

2019-A10629 - Summary

Establishes the frontline workers trauma informed care advisory council to connect frontline workers impacted by COVID-19 to evidenced-based trauma-informed support resources and learning opportunities.

2019-A10629 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10629
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gunther) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   frontline workers trauma informed care advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 7.48 to read as follows:
 § 7.48 FRONTLINE WORKERS TRAUMA INFORMED CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE FRONTLINE WORKERS TRAUMA
 INFORMED CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL WITHIN  THE  OFFICE.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL
 CONSIST  OF,  AT A MINIMUM, THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE;  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  AGING  OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR HIS OR  HER  DESIG-
 NEE;  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
 OR  HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE;  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT   OF
 CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; AND TWENTY-ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
 OF  WHICH  SEVEN  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR,  SIX SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, SIX  SHALL  APPOINTED  BY  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, AND ONE EACH SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
 THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  THE  SENATE.  EACH  APPOINTED
 MEMBER  SHALL  BE  A REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  (1) BEHAV-
 IORAL HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; (2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS;  (3)  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATIONS  REPRESENTING  NURSES, DOCTORS, AND
 OTHER FRONTLINE WORKERS;  (4)  HUMAN  SERVICES  ORGANIZATIONS;  (5)  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES;  (6)  INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN FIELDS OF
 DISCIPLINE RELATED TO TRAUMA INFORMED CARE; AND ANY OTHER GROUP, ASSOCI-
 ATION, ORGANIZATION, OR INDIVIDUAL DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSION-
 ER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, FRONTLINE WORKERS SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
 SHALL  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT
 CARE  WORKERS,  PUBLIC  SAFETY  WORKERS,  TRANSPORTATION  WORKERS,  FOOD
 SERVICE  WORKERS  AND  OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO TRAUMA ASSOCIATED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A10629A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.48, Ment Hyg L

2019-A10629A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the frontline workers trauma informed care advisory council to connect frontline workers impacted by COVID-19 to evidenced-based trauma-informed support resources and learning opportunities.

2019-A10629A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10629--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gunther) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
   frontline workers trauma informed care advisory council

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 7.48 to read as follows:
 § 7.48 FRONTLINE WORKERS TRAUMA INFORMED CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE  FRONTLINE  WORKERS  TRAUMA
 INFORMED  CARE  ADVISORY  COUNCIL  WITHIN  THE OFFICE. THE COUNCIL SHALL
 CONSIST OF, AT A MINIMUM, THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER  DESIGNEE;  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE
 COMMISSIONER OF AGING OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
 OFFICE  FOR  PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR HIS OR HER DESIG-
 NEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR ADDICTION SERVICES AND  SUPPORTS
 OR   HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE;  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; A REPRESENTATIVE OF  THE
 STATE  CONFERENCE  OF  LOCAL MENTAL HYGIENE SERVICE DIRECTORS AS CREATED
 UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-ONE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  AND  TWENTY-ONE  ADDITIONAL
 MEMBERS  OF WHICH SEVEN SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIX SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, SIX  SHALL  APPOINTED  BY  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, AND ONE EACH SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
 THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  THE  SENATE.  EACH  APPOINTED
 MEMBER  SHALL  BE  A REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  (1) BEHAV-
 IORAL HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; (2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS;  (3)  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATIONS  REPRESENTING  NURSES, DOCTORS, AND
 OTHER FRONTLINE WORKERS; (4) HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO  A HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR-B OF THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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