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Assembly Bill A11250

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires surveillance cameras in all state and volunteer agency vehicles used to transport developmentally disabled individuals and in group homes

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2009-A11250 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง16.25, Ment Hyg L

2009-A11250 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires surveillance cameras in all state and volunteer agency vehicles used to transport developmentally disabled individuals and in group homes.

2009-A11250 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11250

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GORDON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in relation to requiring
  surveillance cameras in all state and volunteer agency  vehicles  used
  to transport developmentally disabled individuals and in group homes

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

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
16.25 to read as follows:
S 16.25 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
  (A)  (I) ALL STATE AND VOLUNTARY AGENCY VEHICLES USED BY PROVIDERS WHO
ARE CERTIFIED, LICENSED, FUNDED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE THAT ARE  USED
TO  TRANSPORT  CHILDREN  OR  ADULTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITY.
  (II) ALL VEHICLES USED AT A FACILITY  PROVIDING  RESIDENTIAL  CARE  TO
YOUTH  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE-A OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW  TO
TRANSPORT  SUCH  YOUTH  SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH
SOUND CAPABILITY.
  (B) (I) SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITY SHALL BE  INSTALLED
IN  ALL  PUBLIC  COMMON  AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL COMMON
LIVING AREAS, DINING AREAS, HALLWAYS, CLASSROOMS AND TIME-OUT  ROOMS  IN
ALL  GROUP  HOMES,  RESIDENTIAL  AND  DAY SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS LICENSED,
CERTIFIED, FUNDED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE WHICH PROVIDE  SERVICES  FOR
CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
  (II) ALL PUBLIC COMMON AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL COMMON
LIVING AREAS, DINING AREAS, HALLWAYS, CLASSROOMS AND TIME-OUT ROOMS OF A
FACILITY  PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CARE TO YOUTH AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH (A) OR  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
TWELVE-A  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITY.
  (C) ANY SCHOOL OR PRIVATE TRANSPORT COMPANY VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT
CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH  MENTAL  DISABILITIES  SHALL  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITIES.

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

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