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S03897Introduced in the Senate

Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans in New York state and to deliver a finding of the results of such study to the governor and the legislative leaders.

IntroducedSenate Mental Health

Introduced by Kevin Parker, District 21

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Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans in New York state and to deliver a finding of the results of such study to the governor and the legislative leaders.

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REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

January 7, 2026

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  1. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

  2. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

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