Assembly Bill A6662

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a registry to help locate individuals with autism, Alzheimer's and dementia in the event they go missing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4384
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4434, S4643
2013-2014: A3545, S4557
2015-2016: A5273, S551
2017-2018: A342, S3626
2019-2020: S4604
2021-2022: S6069
2023-2024: S7908

2009-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a registry to help locate individuals with autism, Alzheimer's and dementia in the event they go missing.

2009-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A6662 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6662

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEISENBERG, EDDINGTON, MAGNARELLI, RAIA, ROBIN-
  SON, TITONE, McDONOUGH, SCOZZAFAVA,  GUNTHER,  CASTRO,  COLTON,  KOLB,
  DUPREY, MOLINARO, HOOPER, COOK, CROUCH, ERRIGO, KOON, JAFFEE, MILLMAN,
  SPANO,  GORDON,  BURLING,  SCHROEDER,  GALEF,  McKEVITT,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  TOBACCO, BARRON, CORWIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,
  BARRA,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,  GREENE, HYER-SPENCER, JOHN, MAISEL, McENENY,
  MENG, OAKS, PHEFFER, SAYWARD, SCHIMEL,  SWEENEY,  TITUS,  TOWNSEND  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to assisting state and
  local law enforcement agencies in establishing a  registry  to  locate
  certain missing individuals

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19. PROMULGATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL RETAR-
DATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, A STANDARDIZED FORM THAT  MAY  BE
USED BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS A VOLUNTARY REGISTRY
TO  HELP  LOCATE  PERSONS  DIAGNOSED  WITH  AUTISM  SPECTRUM  DISORDERS,
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR OTHER DEMENTIA, OR WHO ARE  OTHERWISE  UNABLE  TO
COMMUNICATE  AND  WHO  LOSE  THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR PLACES OR
FACES. SUCH FORM MAY INCLUDE  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION  ON  THE  MISSING
REGISTRANT  SUCH  AS  PHYSICAL FEATURES, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WHETHER THE
PERSON IS NON-VERBAL, AND NAMES OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO CONTACT  IF  THE
PERSON  IS  LOCATED.  SUCH FORM MAY ALSO PROVIDE FOR A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
REGISTRANT TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FORM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law.  Effective  immediately  the  division of criminal
justice services is authorized to take any and all actions necessary  to
implement the provisions of this act on its effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09637-01-9

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