Assembly Bill A6646

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing intake workers at homeless shelters with certain mental health training

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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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2019-A6646 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4704
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10034
2021-2022: A4882, S6722
2023-2024: S1567

2019-A6646 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of social services to develop and provide training to intake workers at homeless shelters focused on how to identify and provide appropriate referrals to those suffering from mental health issues.

2019-A6646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6646
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  mental  health
   training for intake workers at homeless shelters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision (e-1) to read as follows:
   (E-1)  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR MENTAL
 HEALTH, DEVELOP AND REQUIRE PARTICIPATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES OR VOLUNTEERS
 AT A HOMELESS SHELTER WHO PROVIDE INTAKE SERVICES IN A TRAINING  COURSE.
 SUCH  COURSE  SHALL  FOCUS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS
 WITH SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND FOR CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WHO  SUFFER,
 OR  ARE  REASONABLY LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS WITH ALL APPRO-
 PRIATE SERVICES. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE CONDUCTED LIVE AND IN PERSON  SO
 THAT THE TRAINER CAN INTERACT WITH THE TRAINEES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10687-01-9

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