Bill Text: NY A02459 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to providing information on where to seek help in regards to military sexual trauma; requires the division of veterans' affairs to provide information regarding resources that are available to assist veterans who experienced military sexual trauma while on active duty or during military training, by maintaining a military sexual trauma portal on the division's internet website.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-12-02 - signed chap.571 [A02459 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02459-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2459
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Veterans' Affairs
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing  infor-
          mation on where to seek help in regards to military sexual trauma
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1.   Section 7.09 of the mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
     3    (l) The commissioner shall disseminate information to veterans regard-
     4  ing  which United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers,
     5  outpatient clinics, community-based outpatient clinics, vet  centers  or
     6  other  United  States Department of Veterans Affairs facilities veterans
     7  can seek treatment, counselling and resources for military sexual trauma
     8  experienced while on active  duty  or  during  military  training.  Such
     9  information  shall  be posted on the office's website with a link to the
    10  website of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and  a  link
    11  to the website of the state division of veterans' affairs.
    12    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    13  have become a law. Effective immediately,  the  commissioner  of  mental
    14  health  shall  promulgate  any  rules  and regulations necessary for the
    15  implementation of this act on or before its effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01013-01-9