Senate Bill S8659

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force

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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-S8659 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4467
2021-2022: S3408

2023-S8659 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force to study the current mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts of Black youth age 5 through 18 years and make recommendations therefor; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

2023-S8659 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8659
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROUK, HELMING, JACKSON, KENNEDY, MAY, SEPULVEDA,
   WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to establish a Black youth suicide  prevention  task  force;  and
   providing 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. Black youth suicide prevention task  force.  (a)  There  is
 hereby created the Black youth suicide prevention task force to examine,
 evaluate  and  determine  how  to  improve  mental  health  and  suicide
 prevention for Black New York residents aged 5 though 18 years, consist-
 ing 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, supports and know-
 ledge  related to the Black community. All appointments shall be coordi-
 nated 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 majority vote and other necessary
 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.
                                                            LBD02877-01-3
              

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