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A06646 Summary:
BILL NO | A06646 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04704 |
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SPONSOR | De La Rosa |
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Amd §17, Soc Serv L | |
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Requires the commissioner of the department of social services to develop and provide training to intake workers at homeless shelters focused on how to identify and provide appropriate referrals to those suffering from mental health issues. |
A06646 Actions:
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03/14/2019 | referred to social services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | referred to social services |
A06646 Committee Votes:
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Go to topA06646 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6646 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to mental health training for intake workers at homeless shelters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision (e-1) to read as follows: 3 (e-1) in conjunction with the commissioner of the office for mental 4 health, develop and require participation of all employees or volunteers 5 at a homeless shelter who provide intake services in a training course. 6 Such course shall focus on best practices for identifying individuals 7 with signs of mental illness and for connecting individuals who suffer, 8 or are reasonably likely to suffer from mental illness with all appro- 9 priate services. Such training shall be conducted live and in person so 10 that the trainer can interact with the trainees. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10687-01-9