Senate Bill S1765

Vetoed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to 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
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S1765 - Details

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
2017-2018: S1113
2019-2020: S329, S5772

2021-S1765 - Summary

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

2021-S1765 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1765 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1765
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on 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.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new  section
 13.18 to read as follows:
 § 13.18 CLOSURE OF FACILITIES.
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL 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.
   § 2. 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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02802-02-1
              

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2021-S1765A (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2017-2018: S1113
2019-2020: S329, S5772

2021-S1765A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S1765A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1765A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1765--A
     Cal. No. 196
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MANNION, AKSHAR, BIAGGI, BROUK, GALLIVAN, GAUGHRAN,
   HELMING, HINCHEY, JORDAN, MARTUCCI, REICHLIN-MELNICK, SERINO,  SKOUFIS
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the  Committee on Disabilities -- reported favorably from said commit-
   tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a  third  reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law  and the executive law, in
   relation to the closure or suspension of services of certain office of
   mental health, office for people with  developmental  disabilities  or
   office of children and family services facilities and institutions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 13.18 to read as follows:
 § 13.18 CLOSURE OR SUSPENSION OF SERVICES OF FACILITIES.
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AT
 LEAST THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO  THE  DATE  THE  OFFICE  IS
 SEEKING  CLOSURE  OR  SUSPENSION OF SERVICES OF ANY FACILITY OR INSTITU-
 TION. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:  (1)  JUSTIFICA-
 TION FOR THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OR SUSPENSION OF SERVICES; (2) INFORMATION
 ON  THE  FISCAL  YEAR  BUDGETED  STAFFING LEVELS; (3) INFORMATION ON THE
 CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS BY  POSITION  OR  TITLE;  (4)  INFORMATION  BOTH
 STATEWIDE  AND  ON  A  REGIONAL  BASIS REGARDING: (A) HOW MANY FULL TIME
 EQUIVALENT POSITIONS HAVE BEEN BUDGETED FOR;  (B)  HOW  MANY  FULL  TIME
 EQUIVALENT POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED; (C) HOW MANY FULL TIME EQUIVALENT
 VACANCIES  EXIST;  AND  (D)  WAITING  LISTS  FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO
 RECEIVE CARE IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING; AND (5) STEPS TAKEN BY THE AGENCY
 TO RECRUIT STAFF FOR NEW AND VACANT POSITIONS.   SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE
 SUBMITTED  TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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