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S04704 Summary:

BILL NO	S04704
SAME AS	SAME AS A06646
SPONSOR	SALAZAR
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §17, Soc Serv L
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.

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S04704 Actions:

BILL NO	S04704
03/21/2019	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
05/07/2019	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/08/2020	REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
02/11/2020	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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S04704 Committee Votes:

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S04704 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4704
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 21, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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

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