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Senate Bill S4892
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- 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
2019-S4892 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4892 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4892 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations PURPOSE: This legislation would direct OPWDD, OMH and OASAS to establish minimum training requirements for all members of the board of directors or trus- tees of a voluntary, not-for-profit corporation or facility which is subject to the jurisdiction of the offices, with the exception of arti- cle 28 hospitals. Training would include, but not be limited to, the fiduciary responsibilities of being a board member or trustee and shall provide members or trustees with the tools and best practices necessary to effectively serve in such capacity. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 7.39(a) of the mental hygiene law
2019-S4892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4892 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading and subdivision (a) of section 7.39 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 800 of the laws of 1986, are amended and a new subdivision (a-1) is added to read as follows: Registration, TRAINING and notification of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, the executive director, chairperson or president of a voluntary, not-for-profit corpo- ration or facility which is subject to the jurisdiction of the office [of mental health] shall furnish annually to the commissioner a list of the names and addresses of the current members of the board of directors or trustees of such facility or corporation TOGETHER WITH THE LAST DATE OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS' OR TRUSTEES' COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING REQUIRE- MENTS. HOSPITALS OPERATED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH COMPLETION OF TRAIN- ING REQUIREMENTS TO THE COMMISSIONER. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO EXEMPT SUCH HOSPITALS FROM THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. Failure to furnish [such] AN annual list OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES shall remove such facility or corporation from consideration for recertification. (A-1) THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH NO LATER THAN OCTOBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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