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S5505 • 2025

Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

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Sponsor
Julia Salazar
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  2. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  4. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

  5. 2025-06-12 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  6. 2025-06-12 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1879

  7. 2025-06-12 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  8. 2025-06-12 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  9. 2025-06-12 Assembly

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

  10. 2025-05-06 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  11. 2025-02-24 Senate

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Official Summary Text

Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5505

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 24, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  SALAZAR,  BRISPORT,  GOUNARDES  -- read twice and
          ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
          Social Services

        AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to mental illness
          training in temporary housing

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
     2  a new title 3 to read as follows:
     3                                   TITLE 3
     4                MENTAL ILLNESS TRAINING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING
     5  SECTION 47. TRAINING  TO  RECOGNIZE  THE  SIGNS  AND  SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL
     6                ILLNESS.
     7    § 47. TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL  ILLNESS.
     8  1.  THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, IN CONJUNCTION
     9  WITH THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
    10  SERVICES, SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING COURSE TO BE UTILIZED BY PROVIDERS OF
    11  TEMPORARY  HOUSING ASSISTANCE. SUCH TRAINING COURSE SHALL FOCUS ON IDEN-
    12  TIFYING BEST PRACTICES TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS  AND  SYMPTOMS  OF  MENTAL
    13  ILLNESS  AND PROVIDING REFERRALS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY
    14  BE SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS.
    15    2. PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  ARE
    16  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  A  FAMILY  SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A HOTEL, AN
    17  EMERGENCY APARTMENT, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS
    18  YOUTH SHELTER, OR A SAFE HOUSE FOR REFUGEES OPERATING IN THE STATE.
    19    3. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO  ALL  EMPLOYEES  AND  VOLUNTEERS
    20  WORKING OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
    21    4. PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE SHALL ENSURE AT LEAST ONE
    22  EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WHO PROVIDES INTAKE SERVICES AND HAS RECEIVED SUCH
    23  TRAINING  IS  AT  THE  FACILITY AT ALL TIMES, WHEN APPLICABLE LAW, REGU-
    24  LATION, CODE, OR OPERATING PLAN APPROVED BY A SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT
    25  OR  THE COMMISSIONER OTHERWISE REQUIRES EMPLOYEES OR VOLUNTEERS TO BE AT
    26  THE PREMISES.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03017-01-5