Assembly Bill A9277

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the chief disability officer; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8288 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-A9277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8288
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 19-E, add §4-b, amd §702, Exec L (as proposed in S.1836 & A.3130)

2021-A9277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the chief disability officer to advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities and assure that persons with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of the state of New York.

2021-A9277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9277
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the chief
   disability officer; and to repeal article 19-E of  the  executive  law
   relating  to  the office of the advocate for people with developmental
   disabilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 19-E of the executive law, as added by a chapter of
 the laws of 2021 amending the executive law relating to establishing the
 office  of  the  advocate  for  people with disabilities, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 1836 and A. 3130, is REPEALED.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 4-b to  read
 as follows:
   §  4-B.  CHIEF  DISABILITY  OFFICER.    1.  PERSONS  WITH DISABILITIES
 COMPRISE A MAJOR SEGMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK'S POPULATION AND THEIR
 PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CONCERNS MUST BE CONSIDERED AS AN INTEGRAL PART  OF
 THE  PLANNING  AND  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  ALL  STATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
 AFFECTING THEIR LIVES AND WELL-BEING. THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DISABILITY
 OFFICER SHALL ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENSURE
 THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO  EXERCISE
 ALL  OF  THE  RIGHTS  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES ACCORDED TO CITIZENS OF THIS
 STATE.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO HAS A  DISA-
 BILITY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-
 TY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (B)  "STATE  AGENCY"  OR "STATE AGENCIES" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE DEPART-
 MENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC  AUTHORITY,
 PUBLIC   CORPORATION,  COUNCIL,  OFFICE  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY
 PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE,  EXCEPT
 THE JUDICIARY OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
   3.  (A)  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL  APPOINT A CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER. THE
 CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER SHALL  ADVISE  AND  ASSIST  STATE  AGENCIES  IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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