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Assembly Bill A3543A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties

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2013-A3543 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16.25, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9614

2013-A3543 - Summary

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to the use of surveillance cameras in vehicles used to transport the developmentally disabled.

2013-A3543 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3543

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WEISENBERG, GUNTHER, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, ROBINSON,  TITONE  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
  ers of services for the developmentally disabled

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

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
16.25 to read as follows:
S 16.25 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
  (A)  (I) ALL STATE AND VOLUNTARY AGENCY VEHICLES USED BY PROVIDERS WHO
ARE CERTIFIED, LICENSED, FUNDED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE THAT ARE  USED
TO  TRANSPORT  CHILDREN  OR  ADULTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITY.
  (II) ALL VEHICLES USED AT A FACILITY  PROVIDING  RESIDENTIAL  CARE  TO
YOUTH  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE-A OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW  TO
TRANSPORT  SUCH  YOUTH  SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH
SOUND CAPABILITY.
  (B) ANY SCHOOL OR PRIVATE TRANSPORT COMPANY VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT
CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH  MENTAL  DISABILITIES  SHALL  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITIES.
  (C)  ANY  PROVIDER  THAT  FAILS  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS  PER  DAY  OF
NONCOMPLIANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07522-01-3

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2013-A3543A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16.25, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9614

2013-A3543A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to the use of surveillance cameras in vehicles used to transport the developmentally disabled.

2013-A3543A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3543--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG, GUNTHER, TITUS, JAFFEE, GRAF, ROBERTS
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. BOYLAND, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH,
  ROBINSON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Mental
  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
  ers of services for the developmentally disabled

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

  Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
16.25 to read as follows:
S 16.25 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
  (A) (I) ALL STATE AND VOLUNTARY AGENCY VEHICLES USED BY PROVIDERS  WHO
ARE  CERTIFIED, LICENSED, FUNDED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE THAT ARE USED
TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH  MENTAL  OR  PHYSICAL  DISABILITIES
SHALL  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH  SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITY TO
COVER THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
  (II) ALL VEHICLES USED AT A FACILITY  PROVIDING  RESIDENTIAL  CARE  TO
YOUTH  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE-A OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW  TO
TRANSPORT  SUCH  YOUTH  SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH
SOUND CAPABILITY.  THERE SHOULD ALSO BE SUFFICIENT CAMERAS TO COVER  THE
OUTSIDE ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF THE VEHICLE.
  (B) ANY SCHOOL OR PRIVATE TRANSPORT COMPANY VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT
CHILDREN  OR  ADULTS  WITH  MENTAL  DISABILITIES  SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITIES.
  (C) ANY PROVIDER THAT  FAILS  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY OF
NONCOMPLIANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07522-04-3

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