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A04489 Summary:

BILL NOA04489
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRamos
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §101-c, Exec L
 
Directs the department of state to establish and maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities which shall include residential facilities for juvenile delinquents and persons in need of supervision subject to the supervision of the office of children and family services, for the mentally ill subject to the supervision of the office of mental health, for the developmentally disabled subject to the supervision of the office for people with developmental disabilities, and for the chemically dependent subject to the supervision of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
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A04489 Actions:

BILL NOA04489
 
02/16/2023referred to governmental operations
01/03/2024referred to governmental operations
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A04489 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A4489
 
SPONSOR: Ramos
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the depart- ment of state to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities   PURPOSE: Directs the Department of State to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would create new section 101-c of the Executive Law, in relation to the statewide registry of mental hygiene and child super- vision residential facilities. The bill would require the Department of State to establish and maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities. This registry will be composed of the name and address of every residential housing facility in New York State. Furthermore, this registry will be regularly updated and maintained in an accurate manner by the State Department. The gener- al public will have access to this registry in print and in electronic form on a website also maintained by the State Department. A copy of this registry must also be given to the legislature not less than twice a year.   JUSTIFICATION: In the past, issues arose in which these facilities were lacking yet there was no way of knowing which facilities to hold responsible. This registry will assist the Department of State because it will contain a listing of all residential facilities. It is also very essential for the public to have access to this list because if they have a loved one in a facility and there's a problem this data base will enable them to report that facility anonymously without repercussions to their loved ones in care.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.5602 of 2021-22 referred to governmental operations   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Minimal fiscal impact on the state.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect January 1, 2024, effective immediately any actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec- tive date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such date.
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A04489 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4489
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 16, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the  depart-
          ment  of state to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and
          child supervision residential facilities

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 101-c. Statewide registry of mental hygiene  and  child  supervision
     4  residential  facilities.  1. The department of state shall establish and
     5  maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene  and  child  supervision
     6  residential  facilities. Such registry shall be composed of the name and
     7  address of every residential housing facility:
     8    a. subject to  supervision  of  the  office  of  children  and  family
     9  services pursuant to article nineteen-G of this chapter;
    10    b.  subject  to  regulation of the office of mental health pursuant to
    11  the mental hygiene law;
    12    c. subject to the regulation of the office for  people  with  develop-
    13  mental disabilities; and
    14    d. subject to the regulation of the office of alcoholism and substance
    15  abuse services.
    16    2. Commencing on the first of January, two thousand twenty-four and on
    17  the  first  of every other month thereafter, the offices of children and
    18  family services, mental health, alcoholism and substance abuse services,
    19  and the office for people with developmental disabilities  shall  submit
    20  to the department of state a list of the name and address of every resi-
    21  dential  housing  facility  subject  to the jurisdiction of such office,
    22  which is required to be included in the  statewide  registry  of  mental
    23  hygiene  and child supervision residential facilities pursuant to subdi-
    24  vision one of this section.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08264-01-3

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     1    3. The statewide registry of  mental  hygiene  and  child  supervision
     2  residential  facilities  shall be regularly updated and maintained in an
     3  accurate manner by the department of state. Such department  shall  make
     4  the  registry  available to the general public in print, electronic form
     5  and on a website maintained by the department.
     6    4.  The  department  of  state  shall transmit a copy of the statewide
     7  registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential  facilities
     8  to the legislature not less than twice each year.
     9    §  2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024. Effective immediate-
    10  ly, any actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its
    11  effective date are authorized to be completed on or before such date.
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