assembly Bill A8237

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to input from municipalities relating to the establishment or incorporation of facilities providing chemical dependence services

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Jan 08, 2014 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Nov 06, 2013 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

A8237 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง32.31, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1356
2017-2018: A4191

A8237 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to input from municipalities relating to the establishment or incorporation of facilities providing chemical dependence services.

A8237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8237

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to input from  muni-
  cipalities  relating  to the establishment or incorporation of facili-
  ties providing chemical dependence services

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision (b) of section 32.31 of the
mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 529 of the laws  of  2004,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1. An application for approval of the proposed certificate of incorpo-
ration  or articles of organization shall be filed with the commissioner
together with such other forms and information as  shall  be  prescribed
by,  or  acceptable  to,  him or her. Thereafter, the commissioner shall
forward a copy of the proposed certificate or articles [or] OF organiza-
tion and application for establishment and  accompanying  documents,  to
the  local governmental unit of the area in which such facility is to be
located. The commissioner shall not act upon such application until  the
local governmental unit has had a reasonable time to submit their recom-
mendations.    THE  LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT SHALL SOLICIT AND INCLUDE IN
ITS RECOMMENDATIONS INPUT RECEIVED FROM AN INCORPORATED VILLAGE IF  SUCH
FACILITY  IS  TO  BE  LOCATED  THEREIN, A TOWN IF SUCH FACILITY IS TO BE
LOCATED THEREIN AND NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHIN AN INCORPORATED VILLAGE OR
A CITY IF SUCH FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED THEREIN EXCEPT THAT IN THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, SUCH INPUT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE  COMMUNITY  BOARD  WITH
JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA WHERE SUCH FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13004-01-3