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| Apr 16, 2018 | referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jan 23, 2018 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 22, 2018 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 17, 2018 | 1st report cal.172 |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 07, 2017 | referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 15, 2017 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 13, 2017 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 08, 2017 | 1st report cal.408 |
| Jan 09, 2017 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
senate Bill S1481
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Robert G. Ortt
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
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Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Terrence Murphy
(R, C, G, IP, SC) 0 Senate District
S1481 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1481 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1481 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation empowers the Justice Center Advisory Council to review the mission and operation of the Justice Center. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the executive law to require the justice center advisory council to review the mission and operation of the Justice Center. Specifically they shall ensure that allegations of abuse and neglect are valid and if so have been promptly and fully investigated, review standards and requirements for investigations, ensure that those responsible for abuse are held accountable, review all prosecutorial conduct, review the register of names responsible for acts of abuse, and review investigations and procedures related to cases involving death.
S1481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1481
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. ORTT, MURPHY -- 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 executive law, in relation to the powers and duties
of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of
people with special needs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 561 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
6-A. THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THE MISSION AND OPERATIONS OF THE
JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THE
VALIDITY OF CLAIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND THE APPROPRIATENESS OF
PROSECUTORIAL ACTIONS. THIS REVIEW SHALL ALSO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO:
(A) ENSURING THAT ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE VALID AND IF SO
HAVE BEEN PROMPTLY AND FULLY INVESTIGATED;
(B) REVIEWING COMMON STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTIGATORS;
(C) ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABUSE AND
NEGLECT HAVE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE;
(D) REVIEWING ALL PROSECUTORIAL CONDUCT AND ENSURING ALL PROSECUTIONS
WERE VALID AND WITHIN THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY;
(E) REVIEWING THE REGISTER OF NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS FOUND RESPONSIBLE
FOR ACTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND WHETHER SUCH INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN
BARRED FROM EMPLOYMENT IN THE CARE OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND
(F) REVIEWING INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO CASES INVOLVING
DEATH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06481-01-7
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