Bill Text: NY A08778 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-13)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A08778 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08778-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8778

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    November 25, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ,
          RIVERA, RAMOS, RODRIGUEZ,  DILAN,  CRESPO,  REYES  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN  ACT to establish the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline
          for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state

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

     1    Section  1. The department of public service shall establish a suicide
     2  prevention hotline.   The infrastructure and functions  of  the  hotline
     3  shall  (1)  provide for 9-8-8 designation, allowing dedicated access for
     4  individuals experiencing suicidal  thoughts  or  related  mental  health
     5  episodes  and  (2)  follow  those  established  in contracts through the
     6  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
     7    § 2. Should additional or expanded capacity be deemed necessary by the
     8  department, the state shall consider contracting with 2-1-1 New York for
     9  the operation of such hotline as established by this act.
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14144-01-9