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Senate Bill S8684

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program

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2025-S8684 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 670 of 2021

2025-S8684 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program to March 31, 2028.

2025-S8684 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8684 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8684
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2021,  requiring  the  office
   for  people  with  developmental  disabilities  to  establish the care
   demonstration program, in relation to  the  establishment  of  a  care
   demonstration program and the effectiveness thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 670 of the laws of 2021, requiring the
 office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the  care
 demonstration  program, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 57
 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed March 31, [2026] 2028.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14200-01-5

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