New York A 1856: Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

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A01856 Summary:

BILL NOA01856 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05505

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRDe Los Santos

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 2-A Title 3 §47, Soc Serv L

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Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

Go to top A01856 Actions:

BILL NOA01856 

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01/14/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

02/25/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA01856 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES Chair:Davila 
DATE:02/25/2026AYE/NAY:12/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DavilaAyeMolitorNay

SolagesExcusedSimpsonNay

EichensteinAyeMcDonoughExcused

ReyesAyeFriendNay

ForrestAyeBaileyNay

Gonzalez-RojasAye

De Los SantosAye

RagaAye

BergerAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

O'PharrowAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA01856 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01856 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1856

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to mental illness
 training in temporary housing

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

 1 Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new title 3 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 3
 4 MENTAL ILLNESS TRAINING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING
 5 Section 47. Training to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental
 6 illness.
 7 § 47. Training to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness.
 8 1. The office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction
 9 with the office of mental health and the office of children and family
 10 services, shall develop a training course to be utilized by providers of
 11 temporary housing assistance. Such training course shall focus on iden-
 12 tifying best practices to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental
 13 illness and providing referrals, as appropriate, to individuals who may
 14 be suffering from a mental illness.
 15 2. Providers of temporary housing assistance shall include, but are
 16 not limited to, a family shelter, a shelter for adults, a hotel, an
 17 emergency apartment, a domestic violence shelter, a runaway and homeless
 18 youth shelter, or a safe house for refugees operating in the state.
 19 3. Such training shall be provided to all employees and volunteers
 20 working or volunteering at a provider of temporary housing assistance.
 21 4. Providers of temporary housing assistance shall ensure at least one
 22 employee or volunteer who provides intake services and has received such
 23 training is at the facility at all times, when applicable law, regu-
 24 lation, code, or operating plan approved by a social services district
 25 or the commissioner otherwise requires employees or volunteers to be at
 26 the premises.
 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03017-01-5

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