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                                  6294--A
     Cal. No. 1025
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee  and  committed  to  the Committee on
   Finance -- reported favorably from said committee,  ordered  to  first
   and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   developmental disabilities advisory council to produce a report evalu-
   ating the state's response to the COVID-19 state disaster emergency as
   it relates to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabili-
   ties; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13.05 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G)  THE  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL PRODUCE A
 REPORT TO REVIEW THE IMPACT AND THE STATE'S  RESPONSE  TO  THE  COVID-19
 STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, AS DECLARED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER TWO HUNDRED TWO
 OF  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY, AS IT RELATES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL
 OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.  THE OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH
 SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ACCESS TO DATA AS IS REQUIRED FOR
 THE  COUNCIL  TO  EFFECTUATE  SUCH  REVIEW AND PRODUCE SUCH REPORT.  THE
 REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) A TIMELINE AND INVENTORY OF ANY AND ALL RELEVANT EXECUTIVE ORDERS,
 GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS PUT FORTH BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  THE
 OFFICE, THE EXECUTIVE OR ANY OTHER AGENCY BETWEEN MARCH FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY AND APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE IN RESPONSE TO THE
 COVID-19 OUTBREAK;
   (II) A TIMELINE OF ANY OUTREACH CONDUCTED BY THE  OFFICE  WITH  STAKE-
 HOLDERS,   INCLUDING  SELF-ADVOCATES,  FAMILY  ADVOCATES  AND  VOLUNTARY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10522-06-1

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 PROVIDERS AND WHAT, IF ANY, CHANGES TO GUIDANCE WERE MADE AS A RESULT OF
 SUCH COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS;
   (III)  ANY  ACTIONS  OR  GUIDANCE THE OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 AND/OR ANY OTHER AGENCY TOOK TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE  OF  COVID-19  BETWEEN
 RESIDENTS AND STAFF;
   (IV)  AN  INVENTORY  OF  ACTIONS  THE OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 AND/OR ANY OTHER AGENCY TOOK TO ASSIST IN THE PROCUREMENT OR  PROVISION-
 ING  OF  PERSONAL  PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR RESIDENTS AND STAFF IN STATE
 OPERATED FACILITIES, AND FACILITIES OPERATED BY VOLUNTARY PROVIDERS. FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN ALL
 EQUIPMENT WORN OR USED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO A  COMMUNICABLE  DISEASE,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GLOVES, MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS;
   (V)  AN INVENTORY OF COSTS INCURRED BY THE OFFICE  RELATED TO RESPOND-
 ING TO COVID-19;
   (VI) AN INVENTORY OF ACTIONS THE  OFFICE,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH
 AND/OR ANY OTHER AGENCY TOOK TO ASSIST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES; AND
   (VII)  SPECIFIC CHALLENGES THAT WERE FACED WITH REGARDS TO INDIVIDUALS
 WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
   (2) THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL ALSO  EVALU-
 ATE  POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PROGRAMS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE
 COURSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY ON SAFETY.
   (3) THE DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  ADVISORY  COUNCIL  SHALL  PROVIDE
 RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  CHANGES  TO  ANY  LAWS  OR REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDED
 RESPONSE TO COVID-19 TO THE LEGISLATURE.
   (4) SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN
 NINE MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  AND  SHALL  BE
 MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed ten days after transmission of the report of  the  find-
 ings by the developmental disabilities advisory council to the governor,
 the  temporary  president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly,
 as provided in section one of this  act.  Provided,  however,  that  the
 commissioner  of  the  office for people with developmental disabilities
 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  trans-
 mission  of  the  report  of  the findings of the office for people with
 developmental disabilities, as provided in section one of this  act,  in
 order  that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective
 data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in
 furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legisla-
 tive law and section 70-b of the public officers law.