Senate Bill S3369

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the membership and organization of the most integrated setting coordinating council and appointment of the chairperson

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to finance
Mar 17, 2009	referred to finance

2009-S3369 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §702, Exec L

2009-S3369 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the membership and organization of the most integrated setting coordinating council and appointment of the chairperson.

2009-S3369 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3369

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the membership of
the most integrated setting coordinating council and appointment of
the chairperson


 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

The purpose of this bill is to amend the Executive Law to add the
Executive Director of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
(DDPC) and the Commissioners of the Office of Temporary and Disability
Assistance (OTDA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to the membership
of the Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC) and to
authorize the appointment of the chairperson by the Governor.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill would amend subdivisions (1) and (2) of
Executive Law § 702 to add the Executive Director of the DDPC and the
Commissioners of OTDA and the DOL to the MISCC, update the reference
to the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with
Disabilities and to authorize the Governor to appoint the chairperson
of the MISCC.

Section 2 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

Executive Law § 702 enumerates the membership of the MISCC and
requires that the chairperson of the MISCC be rotated on a quarterly
basis among the Commissioners of the Department of Health, the Office
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and the Director
of the Office of the Aging.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

A portion of this proposal was part of a bill in 2008 (A.11032/S.7706)
that passed the Assembly and was referred to the Senate Rules
Committee.

 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT :

The MlSCC is a statutorily created body designed to bring together
governmental agencies to work collaboratively to provide services to
people with disabilities in the most integrated setting. This proposal
seeks to expand the membership of the MISCC to include the Executive
Director of the DDPC and the Commissioners of OTDA and DOL.  These
three agencies serve individuals with disabilities in the areas of
planning, disability determinations and eligibility for federal and
State benefits such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid, and
providing for specialized demonstration projects, vocational/work
training and employment opportunities. Their membership would provide
for enhanced coordination of policies and resources by the MISCC -to
the disabled community.

Additionally, this proposal seeks to ensure the continuity of
leadership of the MISCC. It would change the process for determining
the chairperson of the MlSCC, from a quarterly, rotating basis to an
appointment that that would be made by and at the pleasure of the
Governor. Consequently, it will provide for continuity of leadership
of the MISCC so as to allow for uninterrupted planning and policy
development in order to better serve individuals with disabilities.

 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS :

This bill has no fiscal implications.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This bill would take effect immediately upon enactment.

2009-S3369 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3369

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. KRUGER -- (at request of the Office of Mental Retar-
  dation and Developmental  Disabilities)  --  read  twice  and  ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the membership of the
  most integrated setting coordinating council and  appointment  of  the
  chairperson

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 702 of the  executive  law,
as  added  by  chapter  551  of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. The most integrated setting coordinating council is hereby  created
within  the  executive  department  to  have and exercise the functions,
powers and duties provided by the provisions of  this  article  and  any
other  provision  of  law. The council shall be comprised of the commis-
sioners of: the department of health, the office of  mental  retardation
and developmental disabilities, the office of mental health, the depart-
ment  of transportation, the office of children and family services, the
office of alcohol and substance abuse services, the department of educa-
tion, [and] the division of housing and community renewal, THE OFFICE OF
TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF  LABOR.    In
addition,  the  council  shall consist of the director of the office for
the aging, THE EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES
PLANNING  COUNCIL, a representative from the [office of the advocate for
persons with disabilities, a  representative  from  the]  commission  on
quality  of  care  [for  the mentally disabled] AND ADVOCACY FOR PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES, three consumers  of  services  for  individuals  with
disabilities,  one  to be appointed by the governor, one to be appointed
by the temporary president of the senate, and one to be appointed by the
speaker of the assembly, three individuals with expertise in  the  field
of  community  services for people of all ages with disabilities, one to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
S                                                          LBD07434-02-9

S. 3369                             2

be appointed by the governor, one to be appointed by the temporary pres-
ident of the senate, and one to be  appointed  by  the  speaker  of  the
assembly,  and  three  individuals  with  expertise  in or recipients of
services  available  to  senior  citizens  with  disabilities, one to be
appointed by the governor, one to be appointed by the  temporary  presi-
dent of the senate, and one to be appointed by the speaker of the assem-
bly.
  2.  The  [commissioners  of  the  department  of health, the office of
mental health, the office of mental retardation and developmental  disa-
bilities,  and  the director of the office for the aging shall rotate as
chairperson of the council on a quarterly basis] GOVERNOR SHALL  APPOINT
THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  COUNCIL  FROM AMONG THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SUCH
CHAIRPERSON SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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