New York S 8210: Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person"

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S08210 Summary:

BILL NOS08210A

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SAME ASSAME AS A04762-B

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SPONSORBROUK

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §170-j, Exec L

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Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".

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BILL NOS08210A

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05/21/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 8210A

06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1858

06/12/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A4762B

&nbspA04762 AMEND=B Chandler-Waterman (MS)

&nbsp02/06/2025referred to governmental operations

&nbsp05/20/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/28/2025amend and recommit to rules 4762a

&nbsp06/04/2025reported 

&nbsp06/04/2025rules report cal.385

&nbsp06/04/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.385

&nbsp06/09/2025amended on third reading 4762b

&nbsp06/12/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/12/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp06/12/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S8210A

&nbsp06/12/20253RD READING CAL.1858

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp09/22/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp09/26/2025signed chap.414

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8210--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring documents
 utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities
 to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term
 "person experiencing an emotional crisis"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-j
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 170-j. Mental health references contained in state and municipal
 4 forms. No form, preprinted document, other public-facing document,
 5 training material, agency guidance, or manual utilized by a state agen-
 6 cy, public authority or municipality shall use the term "emotionally
 7 disturbed person" to identify or denote a person experiencing emotional
 8 distress or an emotional or mental health crisis. All forms or
 9 preprinted documents, other public-facing documents, training materials,
 10 agency guidance or manuals utilizing such term shall be amended to
 11 replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person
 12 experiencing an emotional crisis".
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 14 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
 15 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 16 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
 17 such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07089-04-5

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