Bill Text: NY A06646 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6646 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of the department of social services to develop and provide training to intake workers at homeless shelters focused on how to identify and provide appropriate referrals to those suffering from mental health issues.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to social services [A06646 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06646-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6646
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 14, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Social Services
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  mental  health
          training for intake workers at homeless shelters
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision (e-1) to read as follows:
     3    (e-1)  in  conjunction  with the commissioner of the office for mental
     4  health, develop and require participation of all employees or volunteers
     5  at a homeless shelter who provide intake services in a training  course.
     6  Such  course  shall  focus on best practices for identifying individuals
     7  with signs of mental illness and for connecting individuals who  suffer,
     8  or  are  reasonably likely to suffer from mental illness with all appro-
     9  priate services. Such training shall be conducted live and in person  so
    10  that the trainer can interact with the trainees.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10687-01-9