Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 29, 2021 |
approval memo.154 signed chap.804 |
Dec 17, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1527 substituted for s2911 |
Jun 03, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Jun 02, 2021 |
delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.296 rules report cal.296 reported |
Jun 01, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
Apr 27, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 13, 2021 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A1953
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRUZ
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
co-Sponsors
Angelo Santabarbara
Judy Griffin
Thomas Abinanti
2021-A1953 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A1953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1953 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the autism detection and education program and mapping of autism locations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (d) and (e) of section 13.42 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 469 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows: (d) (1) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE BOARD THE AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE SCREENING AND DETECTION OF AUTISM, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING AUTISM, TO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES AND TO MAP LOCATIONS OF OCCURRENCE OF AUTISM. (2) THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE THE: (I) ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATEWIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO PUBLICIZE AUTISM DETECTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES, SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE: GENERAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AUTISM SCREENING SERVICES, INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF COVERAGE FOR SUCH SERVICES BY HEALTH INSURANCE, ANY AVAILABLE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS. (II) PROVISION OF GRANTS TO APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SUBDIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION; AND (III) COMPILATION OF DATA CONCERNING THE AUTISM DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM INCLUDING MAPPING OF THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE OF AUTISM IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE STATE AND DISSEMINATION OF THE DATA TO THE PUBLIC. (E) (1) THE BOARD SHALL MAKE GRANTS WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED TO APPROVED ORGANIZATIONS, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES RELATING TO AUTISM SCREENING, DETECTION AND MAPPING AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM. SUCH SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE: (I) PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF DETECTION OF AUTISM;
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