New York A 6472: Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices

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A06472 Summary:

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Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force to study the current mental health practices and suicide prevention of Black youth age 5 through 18 years and make recommendations therefor; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

Go to top A06472 Actions:

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03/05/2025referred to mental health

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA06472 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH Chair:Simon 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SimonAyeSempolinskiAye

SantabarbaraAyeMaherAye

JacksonAyeBrownAye

GibbsAyeBaileyAye

De Los SantosAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

Chandler-WatermAye

TapiaAye

Go to topA06472 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06472 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6472

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DAIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Mental Health

 AN ACT to establish a Black youth suicide prevention task force; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Black youth suicide prevention task force. (a) There is
 2 hereby created the Black youth suicide prevention task force to examine,
 3 evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide
 4 prevention for Black New York residents aged 5 though 18 years, consist-
 5 ing of seven members, each to serve until two years after the effective
 6 date of this act.
 7 (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be
 8 appointed by the governor; one member shall be appointed by the tempo-
 9 rary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the
 10 minority leader of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the
 11 speaker of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the minority
 12 leader of the assembly; and two members shall be appointed by the
 13 commissioner of mental health. Appointments shall be made within sixty
 14 days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force
 15 shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments.
 16 (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines
 17 related to mental health suicide prevention services, supports and know-
 18 ledge related to the Black community. All appointments shall be coordi-
 19 nated to ensure geographic representation from the entire state.
 20 (3) The task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The
 21 task force shall elect a vice-chair by majority vote and other necessary
 22 officers from among all appointed members.
 23 (4) The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the
 24 chair. Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06691-01-5

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 1 called by the chair at the request of a majority of the members of the
 2 task force.
 3 (5) Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
 4 services but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 5 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
 6 (c) The task force shall:
 7 (1) study current mental health practices and suicide prevention
 8 efforts for Black youths aged 5 through 18 years;
 9 (2) recommend mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts
 10 for such age group to increase effectiveness across the state; and
 11 (3) determine potential reasons for the high number of Black youth
 12 suicides.
 13 (d) The task force may establish advisory committees as it deems
 14 appropriate on matters relating to the task force's functions, powers
 15 and duties. Such committees shall be chaired by a task force member, but
 16 may be composed of task force members as well as other individuals
 17 selected by the task force to