STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7322 IN SENATE January 5, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the prevention of suicide; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental hygiene law relating to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and A. 7225-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and repealing section 41.56 of the mental hygiene law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 41.56 of the mental hygiene law, as added by a 2 chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental hygiene law relating to 3 establishing the adolescent suicide prevention advisory council, as 4 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and A. 7225-B, is 5 REPEALED. 6 § 2. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a 7 new subdivision (g) to read as follows: 8 (g) The office of mental health shall have the responsibility for 9 assuring the development of plans, programs, and services in the areas 10 of research and prevention of suicide, to reduce suicidal behavior and 11 suicide through consultation, training, implementation of evidence-based 12 practices, and use of suicide surveillance data. Such plans, programs, 13 and services shall consider the unique needs of differing demographic 14 groups and the impact of gender, race and ethnicity, and cultural and 15 language needs. Such plans, programs, and services shall be developed in 16 cooperation with other agencies and departments of the state, local 17 governments, community organizations and entities, or other organiza- 18 tions and individuals. 19 § 3. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental 20 hygiene law relating to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention 21 advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and 22 A. 7225-B, is amended to read as follows: 23 § 2. This act shall take effect [~~on the sixtieth day after it shall~~ 24 ~~have become a law~~] immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10846-10-8

S. 7322 2 1 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 2 sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and 3 in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the mental 4 hygiene law relating to establishing the adolescent suicide prevention 5 advisory council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5500-C and 6 A. 7225-B, takes effect.

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