NY State Senate Bill 2013-S882

Senate Bill S882

Vetoed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the task force on adults with autism within the office of people with 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
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2013	vetoed memo.273
Dec 06, 2013	delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2013	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.300 substituted for a1713
Jun 12, 2013	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 11, 2013	ordered to third reading cal.1219 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 04, 2013	reported and committed to finance
Jan 09, 2013	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Votes

- Jun 12, 2013 - Floor Vote
  S882
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2013
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (2)
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
  Jun 11, 2013 - Rules Committee Vote
  S882
  
  25
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 11, 2013
      
      aye (25)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
  Feb 4, 2013 - Committee Vote
  S882
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Feb 4, 2013
      
      aye (10)
      
      Adams
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Carlucci
      
      Felder
      
      Hannon
      
      Latimer
      
      Seward
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Zeldin
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Krueger

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2013-S882 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1713
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §13.41, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S6647, A10029
2011-2012: S2135, A411

2013-S882 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the task force on adults with autism within the office for people with developmental disabilities to study, evaluate and develop recommendations relating to specific actionable measures to support and meet the needs of adults with autism.

2013-S882 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S882

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the task
force on adults with autism; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Establishes the task force on adults with Autism within the Office for
People With Developmental Disabilities.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Legislative findings.

Section 2: Amends the Mental Hygiene law adding a new section 13.41
which creates the Task Force on adults with Autism. The task force
shall be comprised of nine members as follows:

* Commissioner of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities;

* Commissioner of Health;

* Commissioner of Education:

* Deputy Commissioner for Adult Career and Continuing Education
Services within the Education Department;

* Commissioner of Labor; and

* Four (4) members with demonstrated expertise in issues relating to
the work of the task force, two (2) of whom are appointed by the
Governor, and one each appointed by the Temporary President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly.

The task force shall study, evaluate and develop recommendations
relating to specific actionable measures to support and meet the
needs of adults with Autism who are residents of the state, including
such needs as vocational, residential and social needs. The
recommendations of the task force shall comprise the basis for a
comprehensive plan for meeting the needs of adults with Autism and
shall be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature on or before
April 1st, 2014.

Section 3: Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The legislature has found that Autism is a lifelong disability, yet
much of the focus on Autism spectrum disorders relates to education
and development, and neglects concerns that may arise later in a
person's life. There is a pressing need for policymakers and
advocates in the state to formulate achievable goals for state
government to meet in order to better serve the community of adults
with Autism spectrum disorders. To this end, it is in the public
interest to establish a task force on adults with Autism to develop a


comprehensive plan for meeting the various needs of adults with
Autism spectrum disorders living in New York.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.2135-B of 2012: Passed Senate, Died in Assembly Mental Health
S.2135-A of 2011: Passed Senate, Died in Assembly Mental Health
S.6647 of 2010: Referred to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal to State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed 2 years after such effective date.

2013-S882 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   882

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. BONACIC, FUSCHILLO, GRIFFO, LANZA -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
  task force on adults with autism; 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 findings. The legislature finds that autism is
a lifelong disability, yet much of the focus on autism  spectrum  disor-
ders  relates  to  education and development, and neglects concerns that
may arise later in a person's life.  The  legislature  also  finds  that
adults with autism may face significant challenges in various aspects of
their  lives,  including  such areas as job placement, housing and long-
term care. Further, just as the autism spectrum covers a wide  range  of
functional  abilities,  so  does  the need for services and supports for
adults with autism. Consequently, the legislature finds that there is  a
pressing  need  for policymakers and advocates in the state to formulate
achievable goals for state government to meet in order to  better  serve
the  community of adults with autism spectrum disorders. To this end, it
is in the public interest to establish  a  task  force  on  adults  with
autism  to develop a comprehensive plan for meeting the various needs of
adults with autism spectrum disorders living in New York.
  S 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new  section  13.41
to read as follows:
S 13.41 TASK FORCE ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM.
  (A)  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE TASK FORCE ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM
IN THE OFFICE. THE PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE TO STUDY, EVALUATE
AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO SPECIFIC ACTIONABLE MEASURES  TO
SUPPORT  AND  MEET  THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF

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

                                                           LBD02371-01-3

S. 882                              2

THE STATE, INCLUDING SUCH NEEDS AS VOCATIONAL,  RESIDENTIAL  AND  SOCIAL
NEEDS.  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL COMPRISE THE BASIS
FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MEETING THE NEEDS OF  ADULTS  WITH  AUTISM,
AND  SHALL  BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION (F) OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:
  (1) THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER  OF
EDUCATION,  THE  DEPUTY  COMMISSIONER  FOR  ADULT  CAREER AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION SERVICES WITHIN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE  COMMISSIONER
OF LABOR; AND
  (2) FOUR MEMBERS WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN ISSUES RELATING TO THE
WORK OF THE TASK FORCE; WITH TWO SUCH MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR,
ONE  SUCH MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND
ONE SUCH MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, NO LATER  THAN
THE THIRTIETH DAY AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  VACANCIES  IN  THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR BY THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
  (C) THE COMMISSIONER OR THE COMMISSIONER'S  DESIGNEE  SHALL  SERVE  AS
CHAIRPERSON  OF THE TASK FORCE. THE TASK FORCE SHALL ORGANIZE AS SOON AS
PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT OF ITS MEMBERS AND SHALL SELECT  A
VICE-CHAIRPERSON FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS. THE CHAIRPERSON SHALL APPOINT A
SECRETARY WHO NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE.
  (D)  THE  MEMBERS  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR
THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  (E) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE TASK FORCE SHALL  BE  ENTITLED
TO  REQUEST  AND  RECEIVE,  AND  SHALL UTILIZE AND BE PROVIDED WITH SUCH
FACILITIES, RESOURCES AND  DATA  OF  ANY  COURT,  DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,
BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR AGENCY OF THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDI-
VISION  THEREOF  AS  IT MAY REASONABLY REQUEST TO PROPERLY CARRY OUT ITS
POWERS AND DUTIES.
  (F) THE TASK FORCE SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO
THE  GOVERNOR,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF
THE ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed 2 years after such effective date.

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