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NY A08728
Bill
Status
2/24/2022
Primary Sponsor
Michael Cusick
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AI Summary
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Increases the veterans' suicide prevention task force membership from nine to thirteen members, with terms ending May 1, 2023.
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Requires four state commissioners (mental health, veterans' services, alcoholism and substance abuse services, and health) or their designees to serve as automatic task force members.
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Allocates remaining nine seats to appointees chosen by the governor (three), senate temporary president (two), senate minority leader (one), assembly speaker (two), and assembly minority leader (one).
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Requires all appointees to have expertise in mental health-related fields, with at least three members having professional experience with military or veterans communities and geographic representation from across the state.
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Task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee, meet at least quarterly, and members receive no compensation but are reimbursed for expenses.
Legislative Description
Adds four members to the veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force including the commissioner of the office of mental health, the director of veterans' services, the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and the commissioner of health, or their designees.
Last Action
signed chap.36
2/24/2022