Assembly Bill A6599A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing 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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2023-A6599 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1250
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8306, S6315
2021-2022: A1548, S3083

2023-A6599 - Summary

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

2023-A6599 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6599
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, WOERNER, WEPRIN, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, HEVE-
   SI,  McDONOUGH, OTIS, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, GLICK, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 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  nine  members,  each  to serve until two years after the
 effective date of this act.
   (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: three member  shall
 be  appointed  by  the  governor;  two members shall be appointed by the
 temporary president of the senate; two members shall be appointed by the
 speaker of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by  the  minority
 leader of the assembly; and one member shall be appointed by the minori-
 ty leader of the senate. 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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00465-03-3
              

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2023-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1250
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8306, S6315
2021-2022: A1548, S3083

2023-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6599--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, WOERNER, WEPRIN, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, HEVE-
   SI,  McDONOUGH,  OTIS,  EPSTEIN,  BURDICK,  GLICK, DINOWITZ, SIMONE --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee  on  Mental Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental
   Health in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to establish an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention
   task force; and providing 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. LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force.
 (a) There is hereby created the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
 queer+  (LGBTQ+)  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 LGBTQ+ 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 LGBTQ+ youth and young
 adults. All appointments  shall  be  coordinated  to  ensure  geographic
 representation from the entire state.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00465-04-4
 A. 6599--A                          2
              

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