S09920 Summary:
| BILL NO | S09920 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A06623 |
| SPONSOR | HELMING |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Directs the office of mental health to conduct a study on the mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among corrections officers and other prison workers and to submit a report of the findings of such study to the governor and the legislature. | |
S09920 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9920 IN SENATE April 16, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT directing the office of mental health to conduct a study on the mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among corrections officers and other prison workers; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon 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 office of mental health shall conduct a study on the 2 mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among 3 corrections officers and other prison workers in the state. 4 2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office of 5 mental health shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary 6 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead- 7 er of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly a report 8 containing the study's findings and recommendations for legislative or 9 administrative action that can be undertaken in addressing post-traumat- 10 ic stress disorder and other mental health issues among corrections 11 officers and other prison workers in the state. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 13 deemed repealed two years after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10409-01-5