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Assembly Bill A1281

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes all local governments to appoint the community service directors who will serve such governments

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2011-A1281 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5243
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง41.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A532

2011-A1281 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes all local governments to provide for the appointment and removal of their directors of community services.

2011-A1281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1281

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  the  appointment
  of directors of community services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 41.09 of the mental hygiene law,
as amended by chapter 588 of the laws of 1973 and such section as renum-
bered by chapter 978 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) [Charter]  LOCAL  governments  may  provide  for  appointment  and
removal of directors in a manner authorized by such governments. [In all
other  local  governments, the board shall appoint and remove the direc-
tor.] Salaries and allowable expenses shall be  set  by  the  appointing
authority.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01696-01-1

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