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S06833 Summary:

BILL NO	S06833
SAME AS	SAME AS A08778
SPONSOR	CARLUCCI
COSPNSR	ADDABBO, JACKSON, SKOUFIS
MLTSPNSR
Establishes the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state.

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S06833 Actions:

BILL NO	S06833
11/06/2019	REFERRED TO RULES
01/08/2020	REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
03/10/2020	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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S06833 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6833
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    November 6, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        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

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