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History
- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
Companion bill
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Provides for the designation of chief safety officers at mental health facilities and provides for their powers and duties
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to the powers of chief safety officers
Purpose
Grants additional power to the chief safety officers employed by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) by conferring "police officer status" on these individuals.
Summary of provisions
Amends subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the Criminal Procedure law and sections 7.25 and 13.25 of the Mental Hygiene law.
Justification
OMH and OMRDD facilities need the immediate response of fully empowered law enforcement persons to better protect consumers, employees and visitors alike. Having to wait for a local police response is unacceptable and unsafe in some instances. These Chief Safety Officers are well-trained professionals with years of dedicated public service. They will have no difficulty prudently and professionally exercising this new authority.
Legislative history
2008 S.925 Referred to Codes 2007 S.925 Referred to Codes 2006 S.2705-A Referred to Codes 2005 Referred to the Codes Committee 2004 S.2983 Referred to Codes Committee
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately 6 months after it shall have become law.
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