Senate Bill S6315

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an LGBT youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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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-S6315 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8306
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3083, A1548
2023-2024: S1250, A6599

2019-S6315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an LGBT youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

2019-S6315 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6315
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to establish an LGBT youth and  young  adult  suicide  prevention
   task  force; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
   ration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  LGBT youth and young adult suicide prevention task force.
 (a) There is hereby created the lesbian, gay, bisexual  and  transgender
 (LGBT)  youth  and young adult suicide prevention task force to examine,
 evaluate  and  determine  how  to  improve  mental  health  and  suicide
 prevention  for  New  York's  LGBT  youth and young adults up to age 24,
 consisting of seven members, each to serve until  two  years  after  the
 effective date of this act.
   (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be
 appointed  by the governor; two members shall be appointed by the tempo-
 rary president of the senate; two members  shall  be  appointed  by  the
 speaker  of  the  assembly;  and  two  members shall be appointed by the
 commissioner of health. Appointments shall be made within sixty days  of
 the  effective  date  of  this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be
 filled in the same manner provided for original appointments.
   (2) All appointees shall  have  expertise  in  fields  or  disciplines
 related  to  mental health and knowledge related to LGBT youth and young
 adults. All appointments  shall  be  coordinated  to  ensure  geographic
 representation from the entire state.
   (3)  The  task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The
 task force shall elect a vice-chair and other  necessary  officers  from
 among all appointed members.
   (4)  A  majority  of  the  members  of  the task force in office shall
 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the  exercise  of
 any  power or function of the task force. An act, determination or deci-

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

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