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A07356 Summary:

BILL NOA07356C
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06300-C
 
SPONSORWoerner
 
COSPNSRAbinanti, Walsh, Sayegh, Otis, Buttenschon, Santabarbara, Griffin
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L
 
Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities and which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities to the state and their respective communities.
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A07356 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7356--C
                                                                Cal. No. 240
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER, ABINANTI, WALSH, SAYEGH, OTIS, BUTTENS-
          CHON, SANTABARBARA -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          People  with Disabilities -- reported and referred to the Committee on
          Ways  and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a
          third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
          the order of third reading -- passed by Assembly and delivered to  the
          Senate,  recalled  from  the  Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
          public  awareness  campaign  to  combat the stigma and stereotyping of
          individuals with developmental disabilities
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  13.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
     3    (i) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of  mental
     4  health,  shall  develop  and  implement a public awareness campaign that
     5  combats the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals  with
     6  developmental disabilities across the state. Such campaign shall utilize
     7  public forums, social media and mass media, including but not limited to
     8  internet,  radio,  and  print  advertising and shall include educational
     9  materials and information on the office's website. The campaign shall be
    10  tailored to educate the general public about developmental  disabilities
    11  and  shall also highlight the accomplishments and contributions of indi-
    12  viduals with developmental disabilities to the state and  their  respec-
    13  tive  communities.    The  office  shall  consult  with stakeholders and
    14  consumer advocates to ensure such campaign is culturally  competent  and
    15  linguistically  appropriate. Such campaign shall end on December thirty-
    16  first, two thousand twenty-three.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10792-07-2

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     1    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
     2  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
     3  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
     4  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
     5  on or before such effective date.
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