Bill Text: NY A08589 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study on the suicide rates of taxi medallion holders and taxi drivers in the state and make a report and recommendations on the findings of such study within one year.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to mental health [A08589 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08589-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8589

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                   September 13, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Mental Health

        AN ACT authorizing and directing the commissioner of  mental  health  to
          conduct  a  study  on  the suicide rates of taxi medallion holders and
          taxi drivers in the state;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
          provisions upon the expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. 1. The commissioner of  mental  health  is  authorized  and
     2  directed to conduct a study on the suicide rates of taxi medallion hold-
     3  ers  and  taxi  drivers in the state and what factors contribute to such
     4  rates.
     5    2. In conducting such study, the commissioner  of  mental  health  may
     6  consult  with  any  state  or  local  office,  agency, or department and
     7  request information from any such entity that is relevant  and  material
     8  to the completion of this study and report.
     9    3.  Within  one  year  after  the  effective date of this section, the
    10  commissioner of mental health shall prepare and submit to the  governor,
    11  the  temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
    12  minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly  a
    13  report  containing  the  study's findings concerning the suicide rate of
    14  taxi medallion holders and taxi drivers,  the  factors  contributing  to
    15  such  rate and recommendations for legislative or other actions that can
    16  be undertaken to reduce or eliminate suicides by taxi medallion  holders
    17  and taxi drivers.
    18    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    19  deemed repealed 2 years after such date.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13256-01-9