New York S 6149: Establishes a transgender and non-binary peer support grant program

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S06149 Summary:

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Establishes a transgender and non-binary peer support grant program which shall grant awards to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing peer-to-peer mental health programs for transgender and non-binary individuals.

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6149

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 transgender and non-binary peer support grant program

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 7.51 to read as follows:
 3 § 7.51 Transgender and non-binary peer support grant program.
 4 (a) As used in this section:
 5 (1) "Program" shall mean the "transgender and non-binary peer support
 6 grant program" established by this section.
 7 (2) "Eligible entities" shall mean entities which submit to the
 8 commissioner an application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner,
 9 containing such information and assurances as the commissioner may
 10 require to provide initial and continued training in mental illness,
 11 including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide
 12 prevention.
 13 (b) The commissioner shall, subject to appropriation, establish a
 14 grant program to be known as the "transgender and non-binary peer
 15 support grant program".
 16 (c) The program shall award grants, with appropriations therefor, to
 17 eligible entities for the purpose of establishing peer-to-peer mental
 18 health programs for transgender and non-binary individuals.
 19 (d) The commissioner shall develop and establish standards applicable
 20 to the program. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to,
 21 initial and continued training for transgender and non-binary volun-
 22 teers, administrative staffing needs, and best practices for addressing
 23 the needs of the community to be served.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10608-01-5

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