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Assembly Bill A5436

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the coordination of certain activities and services between the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and the office for the aging

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2011-A5436 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19.09, Ment Hyg L

2011-A5436 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the coordination of certain activities and services between the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and the office for the aging.

2011-A5436 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5436

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to coordination of
  certain activities with the office for the aging

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision a of section 19.09 of the mental
hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 601 of the laws of 2007, is amended
to read as follows:
  (3)  The  commissioner  may  coordinate  alcoholism,  alcohol   abuse,
substance  abuse,  substance  dependence and chemical dependence related
activities in all departments of  the  state  by  convening  at  regular
intervals a coordinating committee of representatives of the departments
of  health,  correctional  services, labor, economic development, educa-
tion, and motor vehicles, [and] the office of temporary  and  disability
assistance, THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, and any other department or agency
having an interest therein.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08413-01-1

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