Senate Bill S5453

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates the rural suicide prevention 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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2021-S5453 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.48, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3587

2021-S5453 - Summary

Creates the twelve member rural suicide prevention council to examine the causes of rural suicides or attempts and to make recommendations for rural suicide reduction.

2021-S5453 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5453 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5453
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HELMING, BORRELLO, BOYLE, BROUK, OBERACKER, ORTT,
   TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to creating the
   rural suicide prevention 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 RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL.
   (A) THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY  THE  OFFICE,  A  COUNCIL  ON  RURAL
 SUICIDE PREVENTION, TO CONSIST OF FOURTEEN MEMBERS:
   1. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER;
   2. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH;
   3. TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
 AND MARKETS;
   4. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   5. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE;
   6. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY; AND
   7. TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR  OF  THE  COUNCIL  FROM
 AMONG SUCH FOURTEEN MEMBERS. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH COUNCIL
 SHALL  BE FILLED BY THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. THE MEMBERSHIP
 OF THE COUNCIL MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  REPRESENTATIVES  OF
 THE  STATE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL MENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTORS, PSYCHIATRIC AND
 PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONERS, SUBSTANCE USE  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFES-
 SIONALS  WITH  EXPERIENCE  IN  THE  DELIVERY OF TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
 SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS, PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S5453A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.48, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3587

2021-S5453A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the twelve member rural suicide prevention council to examine the causes of rural suicides or attempts and to make recommendations for rural suicide reduction.

2021-S5453A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5453A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5453--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HELMING, BORRELLO, BOYLE, BROUK, OBERACKER, ORTT,
   TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  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 creating the
   rural suicide prevention 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 RURAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL.
   (A) THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY  THE  OFFICE,  A  COUNCIL  ON  RURAL
 SUICIDE PREVENTION, TO CONSIST OF TWELVE MEMBERS:
   1. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER;
   2. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH;
   3. TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
 AND MARKETS;
   4. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   5. TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE;
   6. ONE  MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY; AND
   7. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR  OF  THE  COUNCIL  FROM
 AMONG  SUCH  TWELVE MEMBERS. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH COUNCIL
 SHALL BE FILLED BY THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. THE  MEMBERSHIP
 OF  THE  COUNCIL  MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESENTATIVES OF
 THE STATE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL MENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTORS, PSYCHIATRIC  AND
 PSYCHOLOGICAL  PRACTITIONERS,  SUBSTANCE  USE  AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFES-
 SIONALS WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE  DELIVERY  OF  TREATMENT  AND  PREVENTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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