Senate Bill S5772

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires legislative approval for the closure of certain office of mental health, office for people with developmental disabilities or office of children and family services facilities and institutions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7961
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, add §13.18, Ment Hyg L; amd §501, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7495, A10464
2017-2018: S1113, A733
2021-2022: S1765, A117

2019-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires legislative approval for the closure of certain office of mental health, office for people with developmental disabilities or office of children and family services facilities and institutions.

2019-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5772
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. CARLUCCI, AKSHAR -- 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  mental  hygiene  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation  to requiring legislative approval for the closure of certain
   office of mental health, office for people with developmental disabil-
   ities or office of children and family services facilities and  insti-
   tutions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 7.17 of the mental hygiene  law,
 as amended by chapter 723 of the laws of 1993, paragraph 1 as amended by
 chapter 170 of the laws of 1994, paragraph 3 as amended by chapter 83 of
 the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   (e)  In  the  event  that  the  plan for state and local mental health
 services, developed in accordance with subdivision (b) of this  section,
 determines  that  significant  service  reductions are anticipated for a
 particular state-operated hospital or its catchment area, or a state-op-
 erated research institute, the commissioner  shall  take  the  following
 actions[,  provided nothing in this subdivision shall create a basis for
 enjoining any otherwise lawful service reductions]:
   1. SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AT LEAST  THREE  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-FIVE  DAYS  PRIOR TO THE DATE THE OFFICE IS SEEKING CLOSURE OF ANY
 FACILITY OR INSTITUTION. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE
 PROPOSED CLOSURE. THE LEGISLATURE MAY REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 OR DATA THAT IT DEEMS NECESSARY IN SUCH REPORT. IF THE  LEGISLATURE,  OR
 THE  APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES THEREOF, UPON REVIEW OF THE REPORT SUBMITTED
 TO IT BY THE OFFICE, FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED CLOSURE  IS  NOT  JUSTIFIED
 THEN  CLOSURE  SHALL NOT OCCUR UNTIL APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF EACH
 HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05180-01-9
              

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