New York A 5197: Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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A05197 Summary:

BILL NOA05197 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07914

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SPONSORReyes (MS)

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COSPNSRWoerner, Weprin, Seawright, Hevesi, McDonough, Otis, Epstein, Burdick, Glick, Dinowitz, Simone,
 McDonald

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MLTSPNSRTague

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Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

Go to top A05197 Actions:

BILL NOA05197 

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02/12/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5197

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, WOERNER, WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI, McDO-
 NOUGH, OTIS, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, GLICK, DINOWITZ, SIMONE -- Multi-Spon-
 sored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Mental Health

 AN ACT to establish an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention
 task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
 ration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force.
 2 (a) There is hereby created the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
 3 queer+ (LGBTQ+) youth and young adult suicide prevention task force to
 4 examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide
 5 prevention for New York's LGBTQ+ youth and young adults up to age 24,
 6 consisting of seven members, each to serve until two years after the
 7 effective date of this act.
 8 (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be
 9 appointed by the governor; two members shall be appointed by the tempo-
 10 rary president of the senate; two members shall be appointed by the
 11 speaker of the assembly; and two members shall be appointed by the
 12 commissioner of health. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of
 13 the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be
 14 filled in the same manner provided for original appointments.
 15 (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines
 16 related to mental health and knowledge related to LGBTQ+ youth and young
 17 adults. All appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic
 18 representation from the entire state.
 19 (3) The task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The
 20 task force shall elect a vice-chair and other necessary officers from
 21 among all appointed members.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03013-01-5

 A. 5197 2

 1 (4) A majority of the members of the task force in office shall
 2 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of
 3 any power or function of the task force. An act, determination or deci-
 4 sion of the majority of the members present during the presence of a
 5 quorum shall be held to be the act, determination, or decision of the
 6 task force.
 7 (5) The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the
 8 chair. Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be
 9 called by the chair at the request of a majority of the members of the
 10 task force.
 11 (6) Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
 12 services but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 13 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
 14 (c) The task force shall:
 15 (1) study current mental health practices and suicide prevention
 16 efforts;
 17 (2) recommend mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts
 18 to increase effectiveness across the state; and
 19 (3) determine potential reasons for the high number of LGBTQ+ youth
 20 and young adult suicides.
 21 (d) The task force may establish such advisory committees as it deems
 22 appropriate on matters relating to the task force's functions, powers
 23 and duties. Such committees shall be chaired by a task force member, but
 24 may be composed of task fo