S 8210 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person"

Summary

Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

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Governor

Introduced May 21, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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S8210 → S8210A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends New York's executive law to replace the term 'emotionally disturbed person' with 'person experiencing an emotional crisis' in state documents, forms, and training materials. The change removes a January 1, 2026 deadline for updating these materials and instead requires agencies to make the change immediately upon the bill's passage.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, applying to state agencies, public authorities, and municipalities, but the implementation timeline has been accelerated.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the January 1, 2026 deadline for replacing the term 'emotionally disturbed person' with 'person experiencing an emotional crisis' in agency documents and training materials.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from 180 days after passage to one year after passage, while allowing immediate implementation of necessary rule changes.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S8210 to S8210A, indicating it has been amended and reprinted.

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Amendments

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8210A

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

May 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors