Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 20, 2011 |
enacting clause stricken |
Feb 22, 2011 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5468
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TOWNS
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Eric Stevenson
2011-A5468 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A5468 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to membership of the advisory council established within the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute; provides that vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments for the remainder of the term; limits the term of membership on the council.
2011-A5468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5468 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 22, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to membership of the advisory council established within the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2778 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 172 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 1. There shall be established within the institute an advisory council composed of seventeen members who shall be appointed in the following manner: three shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate; three shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly and one by the minority leader of the assembly; nine shall be appointed by the governor. The governor shall designate the chairman of the advisory council. THE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, AND MAY BE RE-APPOINTED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL TERM OF FOUR YEARS. IN NO CASE SHALL ANY MEMBER SERVE MORE THAN A TOTAL OF EIGHT YEARS. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER OF ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. THE MEMBERS SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INFECTED POPULATION WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK BASED ON CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) STATISTICS INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER. THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST SIX MEMBERS INFECTED WITH HIV/AIDS. The members of the council shall ALSO be representative of the public, educational and medical institutions, local health departments and nonprofit organizations, including organizations providing services to high risk populations. S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09655-01-1
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