Assembly Bill A7560A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report on the activities of the council

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2025-A7560 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7793
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.05, Ment Hyg L

2025-A7560 - Summary

Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the activities of the council, and to make such report public.

2025-A7560 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7560
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on People with Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report
   on  the state's service delivery system for individuals with intellec-
   tual and developmental disabilities
 
   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 (h) to read as follows:
   (H) THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVISORY  COUNCIL  SHALL  SUBMIT  A
 REPORT YEARLY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
 THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE STATE'S SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR
 INDIVIDUALS  WITH  INTELLECTUAL  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES.  SUCH
 REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED BY THE THIRTY-FIRST OF DECEMBER OF EACH CALEN-
 DAR  YEAR  AND  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL
 INCLUDE, AT MINIMUM:
   1. OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS;
   2. POLICY AND BUDGET PRIORITIES BASED ON STAKEHOLDER INPUT;
   3. IDENTIFIED GAPS IN SERVICES DELIVERY; AND
   4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11241-01-5

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2025-A7560A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7793
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.05, Ment Hyg L

2025-A7560A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the activities of the council, and to make such report public.

2025-A7560A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7560--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SANTABARBARA, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on People with Disabilities -- committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report
   on the activities of the council
 
   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 (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  THE  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL SUBMIT A
 REPORT YEARLY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE ACTIVITIES  OF  THE  COUNCIL.    SUCH
 REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED BY THE THIRTY-FIRST OF DECEMBER OF EACH CALEN-
 DAR  YEAR  AND SHALL BE POSTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.  SUCH REPORT
 SHALL INCLUDE, AT MINIMUM:
   1. ACTIONS TAKEN TO FOSTER  PUBLIC  UNDERSTANDING  AND  ACCEPTANCE  OF
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES;
   2.  RECOMMENDATIONS  MADE  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  RELATED TO STATEWIDE
 PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR SERVICES  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
 AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 5.07 OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
   3. ANY OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL RELATED TO THEIR DUTIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11241-02-5

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