Creates a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and substance use among military service members.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3200--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 4, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, MONTGOM-
ERY, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a public
education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation
about mental illness and substance use among military service members;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
of
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
3 (l) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
4 commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of alcoholism and
5 substance abuse services and the director of the division of veterans'
6 services shall develop a public education initiative designed to elimi-
7 nate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and substance use
8 among service members, veterans, and their families, improve their
9 understanding of mental and substance use disorders and the existence of
10 effective treatment, and provide information regarding available
11 resources and how to access them. These public education initiatives may
12 include the use of the internet, including the use of social networking
13 sites.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on June
15 30, 2022 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
16 repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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