New York Assembly Bill A06623 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6623 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT directing the office of mental health to conduct a study on the mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among corrections officers and other prison workers; 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. 1. The office of mental health shall conduct a study on the 2 mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among 3 corrections officers and other prison workers in the state. 4 2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office of 5 mental health shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary 6 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead- 7 er of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly a report 8 containing the study's findings and recommendations for legislative or 9 administrative action that can be undertaken in addressing post-traumat- 10 ic stress disorder and other mental health issues among corrections 11 officers and other prison workers in the state. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 13 deemed repealed two years after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10409-01-5