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A10140 Summary:

BILL NOA10140
 
SAME ASSAME AS S09408
 
SPONSORLunsford
 
COSPNSRGriffin, Walsh
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 7.09, Ment Hyg L; amd 2, Chap 378 of 2019
 
Replaces an instance of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services with the office of addiction services and supports when referring to developing the veterans stigma campaign; makes such provisions relating to the veterans stigma campaign permanent.
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A10140 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10140
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 2, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Mental Health
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to replacing an
          instance of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services with
          the office of addiction services and supports; and  to  amend  chapter
          378 of the laws of 2019 relating to creating a public education initi-
          ative  designed  to  eliminate  stigma and misinformation about mental
          illness and substance use among military service members, in  relation
          to the effectiveness thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision (l) of section 7.09 of the mental hygiene  law,
     2  as  added  by  chapter  378  of  the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (l) Notwithstanding any general or special law to  the  contrary,  the
     5  commissioner,  in  conjunction with the commissioner of [alcoholism] the
     6  office of addiction services and [substance abuse services] supports and
     7  the director of the division  of  veterans'  services  shall  develop  a
     8  public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinforma-
     9  tion  about  mental  illness  and  substance  use among service members,
    10  veterans, and their families, improve their understanding of mental  and
    11  substance  use  disorders  and the existence of effective treatment, and
    12  provide information regarding available  resources  and  how  to  access
    13  them.  These  public  education  initiatives  may include the use of the
    14  internet, including the use of social networking sites.
    15    § 2. Section 2 of chapter 378 of the laws of 2019 relating to creating
    16  a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinfor-
    17  mation about mental illness and substance  use  among  military  service
    18  members, is amended to read as follows:
    19    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire on June
    20  30, 2022 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
    21  repealed].
    22    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14597-01-2
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