Assembly Bill A3025A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "behavioral health services for veterans act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3025 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §369, Exec L; add §19.43, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8760
2011-2012: A50
2015-2016: A8419
2017-2018: A3276
2019-2020: A3174

2013-A3025 - Summary

Enacts the "behavioral health services for veterans act".

2013-A3025 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3025

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, GUNTHER, COLTON, WEPRIN, CAMARA, ROBERTS,
  HOOPER, GIBSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the  executive  law  and  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in
  relation to enacting the "behavioral health services for veterans act"

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "behavioral
health services for veterans act".
  S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369 to  read
as follows:
  S  369.  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH  SERVICES FOR VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD.  1.
THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE  DIVISION,  A  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH
SERVICES  FOR  VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD. SUCH BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NINE
MEMBERS, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, TWO  OF  WHOM
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, TWO OF WHOM
SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL  BE
APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL
SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE  APPOINTING  AUTHORITY.  VACANCIES  ON  THE
BOARD SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER OF THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. MEMBERS
OF  THE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL
BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  2. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS  ADVISORY  BOARD  SHALL
STUDY  AND  ANALYZE  BOTH  THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING AND THE NEED FOR NEW
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS. IN PROVIDING SUCH ANALYSIS, THE
BOARD SHALL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE DIVISION, THE OFFICE  OF  ALCO-
HOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF MENTAL
HYGIENE. THE BOARD SHALL REPORT THE FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY TO THE GOVER-
NOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS  IT  DEEMS  NECESSARY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06724-01-3
              

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2013-A3025A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §369, Exec L; add §19.43, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8760
2011-2012: A50
2015-2016: A8419
2017-2018: A3276
2019-2020: A3174

2013-A3025A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "behavioral health services for veterans act".

2013-A3025A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3025--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, GUNTHER, COLTON, WEPRIN, CAMARA, ROBERTS,
  HOOPER, GIBSON, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COOK  --
  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Veterans' Affairs --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law  and  the mental hygiene law, in
  relation to enacting the "behavioral health services for veterans act"

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "behavioral
health services for veterans act".
  S  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369 to read
as follows:
  S 369. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS  ADVISORY  BOARD.    1.
THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN THE DIVISION, A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES FOR VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD. SUCH BOARD SHALL CONSIST  OF  NINE
MEMBERS,  THREE  OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, TWO OF WHOM
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, TWO OF WHOM
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL  BE
APPOINTED  BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEMBLY.  SUCH  MEMBERS  SHALL
SERVE  AT  THE  PLEASURE  OF  THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. VACANCIES ON THE
BOARD SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER OF THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT  SHALL
BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  2.  THE  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD SHALL
STUDY AND ANALYZE BOTH THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING AND  THE  NEED  FOR  NEW
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS. IN PROVIDING SUCH ANALYSIS, THE
BOARD  SHALL  WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE DIVISION, THE OFFICE OF ALCO-
HOLISM AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MENTAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06724-02-3
              

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