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Assembly Bill A5543

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of transportation to conduct a statewide study and review of the transportation of individuals with developmental disabilities

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2021-A5543 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6039
2019-2020: A4106
2023-2024: A4850
2025-2026: A6372

2021-A5543 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, to conduct a statewide study and review of the transportation of individuals with developmental disabilities.

2021-A5543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5543
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, HAWLEY, J. M. GIGLIO, BRABENEC, BYRNE,
   DeSTEFANO,  M. MILLER,  MORINELLO,  NORRIS,  SALKA,  SAYEGH,  TAGUE --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ASHBY, BYRNES,  RA,  REILLY,  WALSH  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT directing the commissioner of transportation to conduct a state-
   wide study and review of the transportation of individuals with devel-
   opmental disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner of the department of transportation, in
 consultation with the commissioner of the office for people with  devel-
 opmental disabilities and any other department, division, board, bureau,
 commission,  agency  or  public  authority of the state or any political
 subdivision thereof deemed necessary by the commissioner of  transporta-
 tion  and  the  commissioner of the office for people with developmental
 disabilities, shall conduct a statewide study and review of  the  trans-
 portation  of  individuals  with  developmental disabilities. Such study
 shall include, but not be limited to,  geographic  location  challenges,
 the  availability  of transportation for people with developmental disa-
 bilities, the  decision  making  authority  for  non-emergency  Medicaid
 transportation,  and  any  unique concerns based on regional issues. The
 study shall also look at how community homes  are  currently  determined
 and  how such homes will be determined going forward taking into account
 transportation availability and options.
   § 2. The commissioner of the  office  for  people  with  developmental
 disabilities  and the commissioner of transportation shall, on or before
 December 31, 2021, submit a report of  such  study,  including  detailed
 recommendations  and  findings, to the governor, the temporary president
 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader  of  the
 senate,  the  minority  leader  of  the  assembly, and the chairs of the
 senate and assembly mental health and transportation committees.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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