New York S 7377: Relates to establishing an interagency task force on hate crimes and domestic terrorism

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S07377 Summary:

BILL NOS07377B

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SAME ASSAME AS A04878-C

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SPONSORBROUK

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, JACKSON, RIVERA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses pursuant to a statewide implementation plan developed by the office of mental health.

Go to top S07377 Actions:

BILL NOS07377B

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04/11/2025REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

04/17/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH

04/17/2025PRINT NUMBER 7377A

05/21/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 7377B

01/07/2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7377--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BROUK, JACKSON, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental
 Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from
 said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment
 of mental health clubhouses

 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 7.49 to read as follows:
 3 § 7.49 Mental health clubhouses.
 4 (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "mental
 5 health clubhouse" or "clubhouse" means a facility that:
 6 1. is accredited or is in the process of becoming accredited, by a
 7 recognized body or bodies approved by the office;
 8 2. addresses psychosocial deficits and social determinants of health;
 9 3. uses a therapeutic approach that emphasizes purposeful engagement,
 10 relationship development, and mutual support for people with serious
 11 mental illness;
 12 4. has members and program staff work side by side to build and manage
 13 a non-clinical therapeutic community;
 14 5. offers members a community-based rehabilitative environment that
 15 both addresses psychosocial needs of people living with serious mental
 16 illness and provides structures that offer support in natural, community
 17 environments;
 18 6. offers support services for employment, education, health care,
 19 housing, and other services to broadly address health-related social
 20 care needs;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08603-09-5

 S. 7377--B 2

 1 7. is an essential part of the continuum of care and works in tandem
 2 with other medical and behavioral health services;
 3 8. relies on the restorative power of work and work-mediated relation-
 4 ships to build a firm foundation for growth and individual achievement
 5 for members;
 6 9. emphasizes strengths-based teamwork and opportunities to contribute
 7 to operations through a work-ordered day; and
 8 10. offers social and community-based recreational opportunities to
 9 contribute to a member's path and success in recovery.
 10 (b) Mental health clubhouses; establishment. 1. Clubhouses shall be
 11 established within reasonable proximity to public transportation, if
 12 practicable. If feasible and within available resources, virtual club-
 13 house programming shall be implemented by an accredited clubhouse to
 14 ensure accessibility to clubhouse support services in rural areas or
 15 other parts of the state without access to a physical clubhouse.
 16 2. The office shall develop a statewide implementation plan through
 17 technical advising and consultation with established clubhouses to
 18 assist with the accreditation process for any clubhouse in the state and
 19 with implementation of the provisions under this section within one year
 20 of the effective date of this article.
 21 (c) Operational standards and core services. Membership of clubhouses
 22 shall be:
 23 1. voluntary, free o