Assembly Bill A9563A

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to notice to local governments of the potential for significant service reductions at certain state-operated hospitals

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7207 - 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-A9563 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7207
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L

2017-A9563 - 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-A9563 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9563
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS prior to commencing such
 service reduction, provided, however, that  this  requirement  shall  be
 deemed satisfied with respect to reductions at Central Islip Psychiatric
 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; provided, however, that
 any notice issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subdivision (e) of  section
 7.17  of  the mental hygiene law, as amended by section one of this act,
 prior to the effective date of this act shall expire twelve months  from
 the effective date of this act.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14154-01-8

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2017-A9563A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7207
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L

2017-A9563A (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-A9563A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9563--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 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 TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS prior  to  commencing  such
 service  reduction,  provided,  however,  that this requirement shall be
 deemed satisfied with respect to reductions at Central Islip Psychiatric
 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; provided,  however,  that
 any  notice issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of subdivision (e) of section
 7.17 of the mental hygiene law prior to the effective date of  this  act
 shall expire twelve months from the effective date of this act.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14154-02-8

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