Senate Bill S7094

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a state council on developmental disabilities

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Current Bill Status Via A6543 - 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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2023-S7094 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6543
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §450, Exec L

2023-S7094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Renames the developmental disabilities planning council to be the state council on developmental disabilities; changes membership.

2023-S7094 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7094
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- (at request of the Developmental Disabili-
   ties  Planning  Council)  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to renaming the  develop-
   mental disabilities planning council and providing for the appointment
   of members
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 450 of the executive law, as added by  chapter  588
 of the laws of 1981, subdivision 3 as amended by section 1 of part HH of
 chapter 57 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   § 450. [Developmental  disabilities planning council] STATE COUNCIL ON
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 1. There is hereby established,  within  the
 executive  department,  a  STATE  COUNCIL  ON developmental disabilities
 [planning council], to perform those duties and  functions  required  by
 the   federal   developmental   disabilities   services  and  facilities
 construction act of nineteen hundred seventy and by the federal develop-
 mentally disabled assistance and bill of rights act of nineteen  hundred
 seventy-five  as  amended  by  the  federal rehabilitation comprehensive
 services and developmental disabilities amendments of  nineteen  hundred
 seventy-eight and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
   2.  The council shall consist of at least twenty [persons appointed by
 the governor] VOTING MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE SELECTED from among  residents
 of New York state AND SHALL BE GEOGRAPHICALLY REPRESENTATIVE AND REFLECT
 THE  DIVERSITY  OF  THE  STATE.  The governor shall APPOINT ITS MEMBERS,
 OTHER THAN THE MEMBERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF
 THIS  SECTION  AND SHALL designate one of the appointed members to serve
 as [chairman] CHAIRPERSON.  Members, OTHER THAN THE  MEMBERS  LISTED  IN
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION shall be appointed
 for terms of three years, provided however, that [of the  members  first
 appointed,  one-third  shall  be  appointed for a one year term and one-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05949-03-3
              

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