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Assembly Bill A2267

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that the names of the members of the governing board and certain summary information concerning executive compensation be listed on websites

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2011-A2267 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5.05, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A4803

2011-A2267 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the commissioners of the office of mental health, for people with developmental disabilities and alcoholism and substance abuse services shall make public through their websites and update on an annual basis the names of the members of the governing board and summary information concerning executive compensation reported by all service providers funded by the respective offices in a manner that is easily accessible and informative; such provisions shall not apply to hospitals operated pursuant to article 28 of the public health law.

2011-A2267 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2267

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing infor-
  mation pertaining to names of the members of the governing  board  and
  summary  information concerning executive compensation reported by all
  service providers funded  by  the  respective  offices  be  listed  on
  certain websites

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

  Section 1. Section 5.05 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (c-1) to read as follows:
  (C-1) THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE OFFICES OF MENTAL  HEALTH,  FOR  PEOPLE
WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES,  AND  ALCOHOLISM  AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SERVICES SHALL MAKE PUBLIC THROUGH THEIR WEBSITES AND UPDATE ON AN ANNU-
AL BASIS THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE  GOVERNING  BOARD  AND  SUMMARY
INFORMATION  CONCERNING  EXECUTIVE  COMPENSATION REPORTED BY ALL SERVICE
PROVIDERS FUNDED BY THE RESPECTIVE OFFICES IN A MANNER  THAT  IS  EASILY
ACCESSIBLE  AND  INFORMATIVE;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO HOSPITALS OPERATED PURSUANT TO ARTI-
CLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
information  reported  during the period April 1, 2011 through March 31,
2012 shall be posted no later than December 31, 2012.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00064-01-1

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