senate Bill S5347

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Makes available information regarding the process for individuals to obtain eligibility for services offered by the office for people with developmental disabilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6344 - Signed by Governor

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

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 25, 2019 signed chap.542
Nov 19, 2019 delivered to governor
May 29, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.739
substituted for s5347
May 29, 2019 substituted by a6344a
May 20, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 15, 2019 2nd report cal.
May 14, 2019 1st report cal.739
Apr 26, 2019 referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Votes

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May 29, 2019 - floor Vote

A6344A
60
0
floor
60
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 29, 2019

aye (60)
excused (2)

May 14, 2019 - Mental Health committee Vote

S5347
7
0
committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Mental Health Committee Vote: May 14, 2019

aye (7)

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S5347 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6344
Law Section:
Social Services

S5347 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Instructs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to make available on the office website, information regarding the process for individuals to obtain eligibility for services and to seek access to services.

S5347 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5347 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5347

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 26, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT in relation to making available information regarding the process
  for individuals to obtain eligibility  for  services  offered  by  the
  office for people with developmental disabilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The front door process. The commissioner of the office  for
people  with  developmental  disabilities  shall  make  available on the
office website, information regarding the  process  for  individuals  to
obtain  eligibility for services and to seek access to services, includ-
ing, but not limited to, residential, respite, employment, habilitation,
and self-directed services. Such information  shall  be  presented  with
flow  charts  or  other  visual  aids  as  determined appropriate by the
commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to
aid in the awareness and understanding of the service delivery process.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02381-04-9

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