Assembly Actions -
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May 22, 2012 |
held for consideration in veterans' affairs |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Assembly Bill A50
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Aileen Gunther
William Colton
Peter Rivera
David Weprin
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
2011-A50 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A50 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 50 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to enacting the "behavioral health services for veterans act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "behavioral health services for veterans act". S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369 to read as follows: S 369. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION, A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD. SUCH BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. VACANCIES ON THE BOARD SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER OF THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORM- ANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. 2. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD SHALL STUDY AND ANALYZE BOTH THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING AND THE NEED FOR NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS. IN PROVIDING SUCH ANALYSIS, THE BOARD SHALL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE DIVISION, THE OFFICE OF ALCO- HOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE. THE BOARD SHALL REPORT THE FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY TO THE GOVER- NOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS IT DEEMS NECESSARY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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