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S3775Senate2015-2016 Session

Creates a veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Sponsor James Sanders Jr.SD-10Affects Local Government
Status
In Senate Committee
Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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In committee · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs

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Primary sponsor
James Sanders Jr.

Senator · Senate District 10

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History

  1. Print number 3775a
  2. Amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  3. Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  4. Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to create a veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Purpose

To creates a veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 states legislative intent.

Section 2 provides for the creation of the task force, including how members are appointed and what the task force's roles are (e.g., study current practices, recommend mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts).

Section 3 provides the act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and expire May 1, 2018.

Existing law

This is currently no such task force.

Justification

The legislature is concerned with the health, safety, and welfare of all returning veterans of the United States armed forces to New York and the high rate of mental health problems and suicides of members of the United States armed forces.

Legislative history

New bill

Fiscal implications

None

Local fiscal implications

None

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall expire May 1, 2018 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be repealed.

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