Senate Bill S7247

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the Office of Community Living; repealer

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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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2015-S7247 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9479
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19-E §§460 - 467, rpld Art 25, §559, Exec L; rpld Art 23-A, Ed L; rpld Art 25, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8357, A5597
2019-2020: A4306

2015-S7247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Office of Community Living to advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities and assure that persons with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of the state of New York and to promote and fund services that assist persons with disabilities to live independently in their home communities.

2015-S7247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7247

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
  office  of  community  living; and to repeal certain provisions of the
  executive law, the education law and the private housing  finance  law
  relating thereto

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  19-E
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 19-E
                       OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING
SECTION 460. PURPOSE.
        461. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING.
        462. DIRECTOR; GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
        463. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING.
        464. MOST INTEGRATED SETTING COORDINATING COUNCIL.
        465. INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS.
        466. NEW YORK ACCESS TO HOME PROGRAM.
        467. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING.
  S  460. PURPOSE. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES COMPRISE A MAJOR SEGMENT OF
THE STATE OF NEW  YORK'S  POPULATION  AND  THEIR  PARTICULAR  NEEDS  AND
CONCERNS  MUST  BE  CONSIDERED  AS  AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL STATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AFFECTING THEIR  LIVES
AND  WELL-BEING. THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING SHALL ADVOCATE ON BEHALF
OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ASSURE THAT PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES
ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSI-
BILITIES  ACCORDED  TO CITIZENS OF THIS STATE, AND WILL PROMOTE AND FUND
SERVICES THAT ASSIST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY  IN
THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES.
  S  461. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT AN OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING.  THE  OFFICE  OF
COMMUNITY  LIVING  SHALL  ADVISE  AND  ASSIST THE GOVERNOR IN DEVELOPING
POLICIES DESIGNED TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES

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

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