Bill Text: NY S03637 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes a task force on adults with developmental disabilities to study, evaluate and develop recommendations concerning vocational, recreational and social needs of such adults.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [S03637 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03637-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3637--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 13, 2015
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
          mental Disabilities -- recommitted to the Committee on  Mental  Health
          and  Developmental Disabilities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
          8 -- 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
          task force on adults with developmental  disabilities;  and  providing
          for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds  that  develop-
     2  mental  disabilities  require a lifetime of person-centered services and
     3  supports, yet much of the focus on developmental disabilities relates to
     4  education and development, and neglects concerns that may arise later in
     5  a person's life. The legislature also finds that  adults  with  develop-
     6  mental  disabilities  may face significant challenges in various aspects
     7  of their lives, including such areas as job placement, housing and long-
     8  term care. Consequently, the legislature finds that there is a  pressing
     9  need for policymakers and advocates in the state to formulate achievable
    10  goals for state government to meet in order to better serve the communi-
    11  ty  of adults with developmental disabilities. To this end, it is in the
    12  public interest to establish a task force on adults  with  developmental
    13  disabilities  to  develop  a  comprehensive plan for meeting the various
    14  needs of adults with developmental disabilities living in New York.
    15    § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new  section  13.42
    16  to read as follows:
    17  § 13.42 Task force on adults with developmental disabilities.
    18    (a) There is hereby established the task force on adults with develop-
    19  mental  disabilities  in the office. The purpose of the task force shall
    20  be to study, evaluate and develop recommendations relating  to  specific
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04992-02-6