Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2017 |
approval memo.57 signed chap.491 |
Dec 06, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 13, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.158 substituted for a7399a |
Jun 12, 2017 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2017 |
1st report cal.951 |
Apr 25, 2017 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S5681
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7399
- Law Section:
- Social Services
2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5681 TITLE OF BILL : An act to require the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program; to monitor and report on the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would codify OPWDD care demonstration programs to ensure community based services continue to be offered to those with a developmental disability. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 requires the commissioner of the office of people with developmental disabilities (OPWDD) to utilize the state workforce to provide community based care, including community habilitation, in-home respite, pathways to employment, supported employment, and community prevocational services. Section 2 requires OPWDD to monitor the program and issue a report to the Governor and Legislature no later than 12/31/2020.
2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5681 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to require the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program; to monitor and report on the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. (a) The commissioner of the office for people with develop- mental disabilities shall establish the care demonstration program, to utilize the state workforce to provide community based care to individ- uals with developmental disabilities. (b) The services provided by these pilots shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) community habilitation; (ii) in-home respite; (iii) pathways to employment; (iv) supported employment (SEMP); and (v) community prevocational services. § 2. The office for people with developmental disabilities shall moni- tor the quality and effectiveness of the demonstration programs, and shall report such results to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly, no later than December 31, 2020. § 3. The commissioner of the office for people with disabilities shall promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed March 31, 2021; provided however, that all rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act shall have been promulgated prior to such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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