Extends for two years the requirement for OPWDD to give a 90-day notice to the Senate, Assembly, and labor organizations of any closures or transfer of a state operated individualized residential alternative.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8992
SPONSOR: Seawright
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016 amending the
mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a state-oper-
ated individualized residential alternative, in relation to the effec-
tiveness thereof
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation would extend for two years the requirement for OPWDD to
give a 90-day notice to the Senate, Assembly, and labor organizations of
any closures or transfer of a state operated individualized residential
alternative.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Extends part Q of chapter 59 of 2016 through 2026. Section 2:
The effective date
 
JUSTIFICATION:
OPWDD's state run facilities provide essential care to New Yorkers with
developmental disabilities. Continuing to give a 90-day notice ahead of
a closure or transfer is crucial in order to give people a smooth tran-
sition into a new residence.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
To be determined.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8992
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on People with Disabilities
AN ACT to amend part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016 amending the
mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a state-op-
erated individualized residential alternative, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2 of part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016,
2 amending the mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a
3 state-operated individualized residential alternative, as amended by
4 chapter 176 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
6 deemed repealed March 31, [2024] 2026.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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