Assembly Bill A2229

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to notice of the potential for significant service reductions to persons with mental illness

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2836 - Vetoed by Governor

  • 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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2017-A2229 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2836
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10557, S7627

2017-A2229 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for notice to local governments, community organizations and other interested parties of the potential for significant service reductions at certain state-operated hospitals.

2017-A2229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2229
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice to local
   governments of the potential for  significant  service  reductions  at
   certain state-operated hospitals

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision  (e)  of  section  7.17  of  the
 mental  hygiene  law,  as  amended by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. provide for a mechanism which may reasonably be expected to provide
 notice to local governments,  community  organizations,  employee  labor
 organizations, managerial and confidential employees, consumer and advo-
 cacy  groups of the potential for significant service reductions at such
 state-operated hospitals and state-operated research institutes at least
 twelve months AND AT MOST ONE YEAR AND ONE  MONTH  prior  to  commencing
 such  service  reduction, provided, however, that this requirement shall
 be deemed satisfied with respect to reductions at Central Islip  Psychi-
 atric  Center,  Gowanda  Psychiatric  Center,  Harlem Valley Psychiatric
 Center, Kings Park Psychiatric Center, Willard  Psychiatric  Center  and
 Manhattan Children's Psychiatric Center; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04627-01-7

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