Bill Text: NY A10558 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the nineteen member autism spectrum disorders advisory board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-11-28 - signed chap.469 [A10558 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A10558-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                        10558--A
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      June 3, 2016
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        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Santabar-
          bara) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental  Health  --
          reported  and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
          autism spectrum disorders advisory board
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
     2  13.42 to read as follows:
     3  § 13.42 Autism spectrum disorders advisory board.
     4    (a)  There is hereby established within the office the autism spectrum
     5  disorders advisory board.  Such board shall consist of nineteen members,
     6  ten of whom shall be appointed and nine of whom shall serve ex  officio.
     7  Of  the  ten  appointed members, two shall be appointed by the governor,
     8  two shall be appointed by the temporary president  of  the  senate,  two
     9  shall  be  appointed  by  the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  two shall be
    10  appointed by the  minority  leader  of  the  senate  and  two  shall  be
    11  appointed  by  the  minority  leader of the assembly. Of the two members
    12  appointed by each appointing authority, one member shall have  expertise
    13  of work as a professional in the field of autism and one member shall be
    14  a  family  advocate or self-advocate in the community that such advocate
    15  resides. A representative from each  of  the  following  state  agencies
    16  shall  serve  ex officio: the office for people with developmental disa-
    17  bilities; the department of education; the office of mental health;  the
    18  office  of  children  and family services; the department of health; the
    19  developmental disabilities planning council; the council on children and
    20  families; and the office of  vocational  and  educational  services  for
    21  individuals with disabilities.  The chair of the board shall be selected
    22  by the governor.
    23    (b) Members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
    24  authority.  Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as
    25  the original appointment. Members of the board shall receive no  compen-
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  sation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred
     2  in the performance of their duties within amounts appropriated therefor.
     3    (c) The board shall have the following tasks and duties:
     4    (1)  Study  and  review  the  effectiveness  of  supports and services
     5  currently being provided to people diagnosed with autism spectrum disor-
     6  ders;
     7    (2) Identify legislative and regulatory activity which may be required
     8  to improve existing service systems that support people  diagnosed  with
     9  autism spectrum disorders;
    10    (3) Identify methods of improving interagency coordination of services
    11  and  maximize  the impact and effectiveness of services and agency func-
    12  tions; and
    13    (4) Such other matters as may be deemed appropriate by the members  of
    14  the board.
    15    At  the discretion of the chair, the board may consult with stakehold-
    16  ers for the purpose of carrying out its tasks and duties  in  accordance
    17  with this subdivision.
    18    (d)  Such board shall meet at least quarterly. Special meetings may be
    19  called by the chair. The agenda and meeting  place  of  all  regular  or
    20  special  meetings  shall  be  made available to the public in advance of
    21  such meetings.
    22    (e) The advisory board shall submit a written report to the  governor,
    23  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly by
    24  no  later  than  October first of the year next succeeding the effective
    25  date of this section and annually thereafter, setting forth  the  recom-
    26  mendations  and activities of the council on matters within the scope of
    27  its duties as set forth in this section.
    28    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.