Assembly Bill A3191

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes temporary task force on developmental disabilities

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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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2011-A3191 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3804

2011-A3191 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a temporary epilepsy task force to develop eligibility guidelines for the office of metal retardation and developmental disabilities services for persons with epilepsy; requires such task force to report to the governor, commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and the legislature within 18 months and such guidelines shall be implemented within 6 months of the filing of such report.

2011-A3191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3191

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to establish a temporary epilepsy task force and establishing the
  powers and duties thereof;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that  the  office
for  people  with  developmental  disabilities  promulgated  an advisory
guideline (August 10, 2001) that includes an  eligibility  standard  for
the  services of such office that excludes many persons who are substan-
tially handicapped by epilepsy. The legislature further finds that  this
advisory guideline conflicts with the mental hygiene law, which includes
epilepsy  in  its definition of a "developmental disability". To correct
this inconsistency and to adequately  address  the  needs  of  consumers
substantially  handicapped  by  epilepsy,  the  legislature finds that a
temporary epilepsy task force should be established.
  S 2. A temporary epilepsy task force is hereby established to  develop
eligibility  guidelines  that  are sensitive to the disabling effects of
epilepsy. Such task force shall develop  a  definition  of  "substantial
handicap  due  to  epilepsy", determine measurement instruments or mech-
anisms that could be used  to  establish  substantial  handicap  due  to
epilepsy,  consider  the  potential  progressive  nature of epilepsy and
address the "age of onset" requirement  in  qualifying  for  office  for
people with developmental disabilities services.
  S  3.  The  temporary epilepsy task force shall consist of 15 members.
The commissioner of the office for people with  developmental  disabili-
ties  shall be the chair of such task force and a non-voting member. The
remaining 14 members shall be appointed as follows: two members  by  the
governor,  two  members  by  the  temporary president of the senate, two
members by the speaker of the assembly,  two  members  by  the  minority

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07766-01-1
              

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