Senate Bill S7848

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of members to the developmental disabilities advisory council

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

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2021-S7848 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8752
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.05, Ment Hyg L (as proposed in A.7358-A & S.6293-A)

2021-S7848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that on and after June 30, 2022, the developmental disabilities council consist of thirty-five members, including the commissioner, the chairman of the conference of local mental hygiene directors or his or her designee, four members to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, four members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly and twenty-three members to be appointed by the governor.

2021-S7848 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7848
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  the  appointment
   of members to the developmental disabilities advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 13.05 of the mental hygiene law,
 as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the mental hygiene
 law relating to the appointment of members to the developmental disabil-
 ities advisory council, as proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  A.
 7358-A and S. 6293-A, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  There is hereby established a developmental disabilities advisory
 council. The council shall consist of the commissioner, the chairman  of
 the conference of local mental hygiene directors or his OR HER designee,
 and  at  least  thirty-three  members  to  be appointed by the governor.
 Beginning on and after [December thirty-first] JUNE THIRTIETH, two thou-
 sand [twenty-one] TWENTY-TWO, the council shall consist of [eight] THIR-
 TY-FIVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFER-
 ENCE OF LOCAL MENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTORS OR  HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE,  FOUR
 members  to  be  appointed  by  the  temporary  president of the senate,
 [eight] FOUR members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one
 member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, one  member
 to  be  appointed  by  the minority leader of the assembly and [fifteen]
 TWENTY-THREE members to be appointed by the governor. Any current member
 shall be allowed to finish his or her term. The commissioner shall over-
 see and assist with the transition to the makeup of  the  council  after
 such  date,  ensuring that as current members' terms expire, the council
 appoints members in the manner set forth in  this  subdivision.  Members
 shall  be appointed only if they have demonstrated an active interest in
 or have obtained professional knowledge in  the  care  of  persons  with
 developmental disabilities or in the field of developmental disabilities
 generally.  The governor shall designate one of the appointed members as
 chair. The council shall at all times include in its  membership  repre-
 sentatives of community service board developmental disabilities subcom-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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