Senate Bill S8488

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a Latina suicide prevention task force; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-S8488 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9637
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11326
2019-2020: S3806, A2761
2021-2022: S2877, A10338

2023-S8488 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a Latina suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

2023-S8488 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8488 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8488
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  FERNANDEZ, ADDABBO, MARTINEZ, RAMOS, WEBB -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to establish a Latina suicide prevention task force; and provides
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Latina suicide prevention task force. (a) There  is  hereby
 created  the  Latina  suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate
 and determine how to improve mental health and  suicide  prevention  for
 Latina  New  York  residents, 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; one member shall be appointed by  the  tempo-
 rary  president  of  the  senate;  one  member shall be appointed by the
 minority leader of the senate; one member  shall  be  appointed  by  the
 speaker  of  the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the minority
 leader of the assembly; and  two  members  shall  be  appointed  by  the
 commissioner  of  mental 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 suicide prevention  services  and  support  and
 knowledge  related  to  the  Latina community. 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 by a majority vote and other neces-
 sary officers from among all appointed members.
   (4) The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the  call  of  the
 chair.  Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be
 called by the chair at the request of a majority of the members  of  the
 task force.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09580-01-3
 S. 8488                             2
              

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