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Feb 09, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S1873
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2009-S1873 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9957
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง41.34, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S545, A4921
2009-S1873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1873 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to site selections of community residential facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Provides guidelines and aid in locating sites for community residential facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subparagraph C of paragraph 1 of subdivision c of section 41.34 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 823 of the laws of 1992 by adding a new subdivision g adding group homes housing juvenile delinquents, outpatient clinics and day treatment centers providing psychiatric and drug rehabilitation services to the list of community residences and similar facilities whose presence the state must consider when evaluating the siting of a proposed community residential facility. The bill also requires OMRDD to conduct a study of community residence siting patterns and issue guidelines for acceptable community concentration levels and appropriate minimum distances between community residence facilities. Section 2 provides an immediate effective date.
2009-S1873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1873 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to site selections of community residential facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of section 41.34 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 823 of the laws of 1992, is amended and a new subdivision (g) is added to read as follows: (C) object to the establishment of a facility of the kind described by the sponsoring agency because to do so would result in such a concen- tration of community residential facilities for the mentally disabled in the municipality or in the area in proximity to the site selected or a combination of such facilities with other community residences or simi- lar facilities licensed by other agencies of state government, including all community residences, intermediate care facilities, residential care facilities for adults and residential treatment facilities for individ- uals with mental illness or developmental disabilities operated pursuant to article sixteen or article thirty-one of this chapter and all similar residential facilities of fourteen or less residents operated or licensed by another state agency[,] AND ALSO GROUP HOMES HOUSING JUVE- NILE DELINQUENTS AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND DAY TREATMENT CENTERS PROVIDING PSYCHIATRIC AND DRUG REHABILITATION SERVICES that the nature and character of the areas within the municipality would be substantial- ly altered. (G) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OF ANY PROPOSED SITE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME ISSUE ITS RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY CONCENTRATION LEVELS AND APPROPRIATE MINIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN COMMUNITY RESIDENCE FACILITIES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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