NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3397

Senate Bill S3397

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates the New York autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and provides for the powers and duties of the council

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2017-S3397 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 41-A §§908 - 908-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S6880
2011-2012: S2150
2013-2014: S4601, S1582
2015-2016: S2527
2019-2020: S4594
2021-2022: S5077
2023-2024: S6376

2017-S3397 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and provides for the powers and duties of the council.

2017-S3397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3397

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
creating the New York autism spectrum disorders treatment, training
and research council and providing for the powers and duties of the
council

 PURPOSE :

This bill would expand and enhance treatment, training and research
programs serving those persons diagnosed with Autism and Autism
Spectrum Disorders (ASDs).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Intent.

Section 2. Enacting Clause.

Section 3. Amends the Executive Law by adding Article 41-A as follows:

* Section 908. Definitions.

* Section 908-a. Creates the New York Autism and Autism Spectrum
Disorders Treatment, Training and Research Council.

Section 4. Effective date.

 PURPOSE :

(a) To develop a coordinated New York State Policy and Plan with
respect to treatment, training and research;

(b) To review State agency initiatives for consistency with the State
Policy and Plan;

(c) To provide a continuing forum for discussion related to the
development and implementation of the State Policy and Plan; and

(d) To take enumerated steps to expand and coordinate treatment,
training and research.

 JUSTIFICATION :

As noted in section 1 of this bill, Autism and Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASDs) affect approximately one in every 110 children.
Given the high rate of incidence, which has increased dramatically in
recent years, the Centers for Disease control and Prevention consider
ASDs an "urgent public health concern."

In its 2010 report, the New York State Interagency Task Force on
Autism (Task Force), identified "five pressing needs" of the growing
population of New Yorkers diagnosed with ASDs: coordination of state
services, early identification, lifelong service delivery, increased
dissemination of information, and coordination of research efforts.

This bill creates a centralized state entity to address the current
and future needs of individuals and families affected by ASDs.
Further, it integrates many of the Task Force's proposals. Finally,
this bill not only provides for more efficient and effective research,
but also allows the council flexibility to adapt to any information
yielded as a result.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.2527A - Amend and Recommit to Finance
2013-14: S.1582A - Amend and Recommit to Finance
2011-12: S.2150A/A.2954A - Reported to Rules
2010: S.6880/A.10113 - Referred to Finance/Referred to Health

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None, with the exception of any appropriations made in support of this
measure.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S3397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3397
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- 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 creating the New  York
   autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and
   providing for the powers and duties of the council

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Intent. The legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares  that
 autism  spectrum  disorders, hereinafter ASDs, currently affect approxi-
 mately one in 110 children and are considered to be  an  "urgent  public
 health concern" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
   The  legislature  further  finds that New York state has not responded
 sufficiently to this crisis. In its 2010  report,  the  New  York  state
 Interagency  Task  Force  on  Autism, hereinafter Task Force, identified
 five primary needs of  the  growing  population  of  New  York  citizens
 affected  by ASDs: coordination of state services, early identification,
 lifelong service delivery, increased dissemination of  information,  and
 coordination of research efforts. First, as a collaborative effort of 11
 independent state agencies that each serve individuals impacted by ASDs,
 the Task Force itself exemplifies the need for coordination of research,
 treatment  and  training  responsibilities. Second, while the Task Force
 determined that early identification and intervention  were  crucial  to
 minimizing  the symptoms and impact of ASDs, it reported that only eight
 percent of pediatricians routinely screen for ASDs and approximately  30
 percent  of  children  with  ASDs  do not receive the early intervention
 services provided by the New York State  Department  of  Health.  Third,
 recognizing that the thousands of children diagnosed with ASDs will soon
 age out of the state's educational system, the Task Force noted a dearth
 of  post-secondary  training and transitional services. Fourth, the Task
 Force determined that individuals and families affected  by  ASDs  would
 benefit  from  a  centralized clearinghouse of relevant information, and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07387-01-7

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 called for the provision of user-friendly access  to  such  information.
 Finally,  the  Task  Force reported that collaboratively determining the
 direction of future ASD research would best utilize available public and
 private funding.
   The  legislature  therefore  declares  that  there is a need to expand
 treatment, training and research with regard to ASDs  --  including  the
 enhancement of efforts to improve access to, and the efficacy of, needed
 services, support and treatment.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  be  known, and may be cited, as the "New York
 autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research act".
   § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 41-A to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 41-A
                    NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
                 TREATMENT, TRAINING AND RESEARCH COUNCIL
 SECTION 908. DEFINITIONS.
         908-A. NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM  DISORDERS  TREATMENT,  TRAINING
                  AND RESEARCH COUNCIL; PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION.
         908-B. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.
   § 908. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER" OR "ASD" MEANS A NEUROBIOLOGICAL CONDI-
 TION THAT INCLUDES AUTISM, ASPERGER SYNDROME, RETT'S SYNDROME, OR PERVA-
 SIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER;
   2. "FAMILY" MEANS THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF AN INDIVIDUAL  DIAG-
 NOSED WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AND
   3.  "PATIENT"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL DIAGNOSED WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM
 DISORDER.
   § 908-A. NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS  TREATMENT,  TRAINING  AND
 RESEARCH COUNCIL; PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION. 1. THERE SHALL BE WITHIN THE
 EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT  THE NEW YORK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS TREATMENT,
 TRAINING AND RESEARCH COUNCIL, HEREINAFTER COUNCIL, WHOSE PURPOSES SHALL
 BE TO:
   (A) DEVELOP A COORDINATED NEW YORK  STATE  AUTISM  SPECTRUM  DISORDERS
 TREATMENT,  TRAINING  AND  RESEARCH  POLICY  AND PLAN, HEREINAFTER STATE
 POLICY AND PLAN, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES  TO  PATIENTS
 AND THEIR FAMILIES;
   (B)  REVIEW  STATE  AGENCY  INITIATIVES FOR THEIR CONSISTENCY WITH THE
 STATE POLICY AND PLAN;
   (C) PROVIDE A CONTINUING FORUM FOR DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE  DEVELOP-
 MENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN; AND
   (D)  TAKE  THE STEPS ENUMERATED HEREIN TO EXPAND AND COORDINATE TREAT-
 MENT, TRAINING AND RESEARCH.
   2. THE COUNCIL SHALL BE COMPRISED OF TWENTY-EIGHT MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 THE  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE
 OFFICE  OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF  TEMPORARY
 AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, THE
 CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL  ON  CHILDREN  AND
 FAMILIES,  THE  CHAIR  OF THE COMMISSION ON QUALITY OF CARE AND ADVOCACY
 FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF  THE  DISA-
 BILITIES  PLANNING  COUNCIL,  ALL OF WHOM SHALL SERVE EX OFFICIO AND WHO
 MAY DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF;

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   (B) SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL POSSESS  EXPER-
 TISE  IN  ASDS.  AT  LEAST TWO APPOINTEES SHALL REPRESENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 ENTITIES WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING  ACCESS  TO  EDUCATION,
 INFORMATION AND/OR SERVICES RELATED TO THE CARE OF PATIENTS; AND
   (C)  EIGHT  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
 THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AS FOLLOWS:
   (1) THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE  AND  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  SHALL  EACH RECOMMEND THREE MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL. THE TEMPO-
 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL  EACH
 RECOMMEND  AT LEAST ONE CLINICAL OR RESEARCH EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF ASDS
 AND AT LEAST ONE FAMILY MEMBER OF A PATIENT; AND
   (2) THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY SHALL EACH RECOMMEND ONE MEMBER TO THE COUNCIL.
   3.  VACANCIES  IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
 MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL SERVE, EX
 OFFICIO, AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE COUNCIL. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE COUN-
 CIL  SHALL  BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF, AND EXECUTED BY, THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH AND THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES  PURSU-
 ANT TO AN AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THE CO-CHAIRS.
   5.  MEMBERS  OF  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
 SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES.
   6. THE COUNCIL SHALL MEET QUARTERLY, OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF  ITS  BUSI-
 NESS SHALL REQUIRE, PROVIDED THAT THE COMMUNITY FORUMS REQUIRED PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION  NINE  HUNDRED  EIGHT-B  OF  THIS ARTICLE SHALL CONSTITUTE A
 FORMAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
   § 908-B. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE  COUNCIL.  1.  NOT  LATER
 THAN  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COUNCIL
 SHALL CONDUCT COMMUNITY FORUMS  TO  GAIN  INPUT  FROM  PATIENTS,  FAMILY
 MEMBERS,  SERVICE  PROVIDERS,  EXPERT  RESEARCHERS  AND OTHER INTERESTED
 PARTIES CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN REQUIRED
 BY THIS SECTION. THE COUNCIL SHALL THEN CONDUCT COMMUNITY  FORUMS  EVERY
 FIVE YEARS, OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE. COMMUNITY
 FORUMS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN OR AROUND ALBANY, BINGHAMTON, BUFFALO, LONG
 ISLAND,  NEW  YORK  CITY,  NORTHERN  METROPOLITAN NEW YORK, PLATTSBURGH,
 POTSDAM, POUGHKEEPSIE, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, AND OTHER AREAS AS THE COUN-
 CIL SHALL DETERMINE.
   2. THE COUNCIL SHALL PROVIDE THE INITIAL REPORT OF  THE  STATE  POLICY
 AND PLAN REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ON
 OR  BEFORE  FEBRUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AND SHALL PROVIDE AN
 UPDATE OF SUCH POLICY AND PLAN BY FEBRUARY FIRST OF EVERY YEAR THEREAFT-
 ER. THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN SHALL INCLUDE  COMPREHENSIVE  INFORMATION,
 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOW-
 ING:
   (A)  COORDINATION  OF SERVICES, INCLUDING: COORDINATING STATE SERVICES
 AND PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT; CLARIFYING AND  STREAMLINING  ELIGIBILITY
 AND  INTAKE PROCESSES FOR STATE SERVICE SYSTEMS; ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF
 PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF  STATE  AGENCIES;  AND
 UNITING  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  AGENCIES IN A MANNER THAT WILL BEST SERVE
 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ASSESSING  THE  STRENGTHS  AND  GAPS  IN
 SERVICES  FOR  PATIENTS  AND  THEIR  FAMILIES, THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN
 SHALL INCLUDE EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY REGION;
   (B) EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND  INTERVENTION,  INCLUDING:  STANDARDIZING
 ASD  SCREENING  PRACTICES; TRAINING EDUCATORS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND

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 OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT ASDS; AND PROMOTING EARLY
 CHILDHOOD SCREENING BY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS;
   (C)   LIFELONG   SERVICE  DELIVERY,  INCLUDING:  PROMOTING  ACCESS  TO
 EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES; ESTABLISHING TREATMENT
 GUIDELINES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CAREGIVERS;  PROVIDING  RESIDENTIAL
 SUPPORTS  TO  ADULT  PATIENTS;  AND IMPLEMENTING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND
 POST-SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL SERVICES;
   (D) FAMILY SUPPORT, INCLUDING:  EXPANDING  RESPITE  CARE  OPTIONS  AND
 IMPLEMENTING OTHER MEANS TO REDUCE STRAIN ON FAMILIES;
   (E)  INCREASED DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING: INCREASING ASD
 AWARENESS PROGRAMS; DISTRIBUTING BEST PRACTICES  TO  EDUCATORS,  MEDICAL
 PROFESSIONALS  AND  OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS; CONTINUING THE TASK FORCE'S
 EFFORTS TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED HUB OF INFORMATION ON ASDS  THROUGH  THE
 LAUNCH  OF  AN ONLINE INITIATIVE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM
 (NEW YORK ACTS); AND ENHANCING SUPPORT  FOR  PATIENTS  AND  FAMILIES  IN
 NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES;
   (F)  COORDINATED  RESEARCH,  INCLUDING:   UTILIZING AVAILABLE RESEARCH
 FUNDS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT  MANNER;  TRANSLATING  RESULTS
 INTO  IMPROVED  TREATMENT  PRACTICES; DISTRIBUTING RESULTS TO EDUCATORS,
 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND  OTHER  SERVICE  PROVIDERS;  AND  UNITING  ASD
 RESEARCHERS IN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ASDS;
   (G)  FINANCING  TRAINING, TREATMENT AND RESEARCH IN THE STATE, INCLUD-
 ING: MAKING FINANCING MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE; STRENGTHENING FAMILY
 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; PROVIDING A SEAMLESS SPECTRUM OF  SERVICES  IRRE-
 SPECTIVE  OF  AGENCY  JURISDICTION;  IDENTIFYING  EXISTING AND POTENTIAL
 SOURCES OF FUNDING; AND PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS
 AND OTHER ENTITIES; AND
   (H) A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA CONCERNING THE PREVALENCE OF AUTISM
 IN NEW YORK STATE, BOTH STATEWIDE AND BY REGION; A LISTING OF  AVAILABLE
 AND  PROPOSED  PROGRAMS,  AND THEIR AVAILABILITY BY REGION; A LISTING OF
 AVAILABLE AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES, AND THEIR AVAILABILITY BY REGION; A
 LISTING OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE PROVISION  OF  SERVICES
 TO  PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COUN-
 CIL SHALL DEEM RELEVANT.
   3. EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY STATE STATUTE  OR  BY  FEDERAL
 LAW,  RULE  OR  REQUIREMENT, THE PLAN SHALL BE BINDING UPON MEMBER STATE
 AGENCIES, WHICH SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS AND TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS
 REQUIRED TO EFFECTUATE THE STATE POLICY AND PLAN.
   4. THE COUNCIL SHALL SELECT AND DESIGNATE REGIONAL NEW YORK CENTERS ON
 AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILITIES, HEREINAFTER NYCARD FACILITIES, FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF IDENTIFYING, DISSEMINATING, AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTA-
 TION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SERVE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
   (A) THE COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND  DESIG-
 NATION OF NYCARD FACILITIES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF APPLI-
 CANT FACILITIES:
   (1) PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING TEACHERS, PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS;
   (2) LEVEL OF NON-STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT OPER-
 ATIONS;
   (3)  UNDERSTANDING  OF PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARTICULATED BY THE
 COUNCIL;
   (4) PROPOSED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TO BE SERVED;
   (5) PROPOSED WORK PLAN AND STAFF EXPERTISE;
   (6) RELATIONSHIP WITH ENTITIES OR COMMUNITIES TO BE SERVED,  EVIDENCED
 BY  SUCH  FACTORS  AS  REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OR ADVISORY
 COMMITTEES; AND
   (7) SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE.

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   (B) THE COUNCIL SHALL DEVELOP A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, A  REQUEST  FOR
 QUALIFICATIONS,  OR  A  REQUEST  FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AS IT DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE; AND IT SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS  IN  RESPONSE  FOR  DESIG-
 NATION  AS  A NYCARD FACILITY FROM NOT-FOR-PROFIT, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH
 ENTITIES  IN  THE STATE. WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS ARTICLE THE COUNCIL SHALL:
   (1) DESIGNATE AS NYCARD FACILITIES: FEDERAL STUDIES TO ADVANCE  AUTISM
 RESEARCH  AND  TREATMENT  (STAART)  NETWORK  PROGRAMS LOCATED WITHIN THE
 STATE, THE CODY CENTER FOR  AUTISM  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  AT
 STONY  BROOK UNIVERSITY, AND THE CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILI-
 TIES AT THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY;
   (2) EXPAND CURRENT NYCARD FACILITIES  LOCATED  IN  OR  AROUND  ALBANY,
 BUFFALO,  NEW  YORK  CITY, NORTHERN METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AND ROCHESTER;
 AND
   (3) CREATE ONE OR MORE NYCARD  FACILITIES  IN  OR  AROUND  BINGHAMTON,
 PLATTSBURGH, POTSDAM, POUGHKEEPSIE, SYRACUSE AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE
 COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE.
   (C) NYCARD FACILITIES SHALL PROVIDE TRAINING, REFERRAL AND INFORMATION
 FOR  PARENTS, EDUCATORS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVID-
 ERS, INCLUDING:
   (1) INFORMATION AND REFERRAL;
   (2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING;
   (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION;
   (4) PROVISION OF, OR REFERRAL TO, FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS;
   (5) DISSEMINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS OF PRACTICE  FOR  EFFECTIVE
 SERVICE DELIVERY; AND
   (6) SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL REQUIRE.
   (D)  WHERE  FEASIBLE,  NYCARD FACILITIES SHALL ALSO PROVIDE TREATMENT-
 BASED SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  CASE  CONSULTATION  AND
 CLINICAL SERVICES.
   (E)  THE  COUNCIL  IS  HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH
 DESIGNATED NYCARD FACILITIES PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND TO PROVIDE
 GRANTS PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACTS WITHIN AMOUNTS DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY
 THEREFORE. THE COUNCIL MAY ACT THROUGH ONE OR MORE  MEMBER  STATE  AGEN-
 CIES,  WHICH  IT SHALL DESIGNATE BY MAJORITY VOTE, FOR ADMINISTRATION OF
 SUCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, WHERE PROVISION OF  SUCH
 SERVICES  IS  PAID  FOR,  IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH A
 STATE AGENCY, THE COST CHARGED TO RECIPIENTS SHALL BE REDUCED PRO  RATA.
 CONTRACTS WITH NYCARD FACILITIES SHALL VARY DEPENDING ON THE SERVICES TO
 BE  PROVIDED,  AND ANY SUCH CONTRACT SHALL REQUIRE THAT FUNDING PROVIDED
 BY, THROUGH OR PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION,  NOT  BE  USED  TO  OFFSET
 EXISTING EXPENDITURES FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS.
   5.  NYCARD  FACILITIES,  AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING FEDERAL OR
 NON-STATE GRANT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH, MAY RECEIVE GRANTS PURSUANT TO  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  FOR  RESEARCH WITHIN AMOUNTS DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY THERE-
 FORE.  THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER  SUCH  GRANTS  AND
 MAY  ACT THROUGH ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATE AGENCIES WHICH IT SHALL DESIG-
 NATE BY MAJORITY VOTE.  SUCH GRANTS MAY ALLOW  FOR  THE  ENHANCEMENT  OF
 ACTIVITIES  FUNDED  FROM  SUCH  NON-STATE SOURCES THAT ARE ALREADY BEING
 UNDERTAKEN BY SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING: THE CONTINUATION OF ONGOING
 RESEARCH; THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION; GUIDANCE  FOR  PRACTI-
 TIONERS  ON    ASD  CARE  STRATEGIES,  THERAPIES,  MEDICATIONS AND OTHER
 RELATED  MATTERS;  COLLABORATIONS    WITH  PRACTITIONERS,  SCHOOLS   AND
 NETWORKS;  AND  OTHER  ACTIVITIES  THE  COUNCIL  DEEMS APPROPRIATE. SUCH
 GRANTS MAY BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE IN  FURTHERANCE  OF  SUCH  ACTIVITIES
 INCLUDING,  WITHOUT  LIMITATION, THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES,

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 PAYMENT OF SALARIES, OR OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY THE
 COUNCIL.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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