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Senate Bill S5243
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2011-S5243 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง41.09, Ment Hyg L
2011-S5243 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5243 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the appointment of directors of community services SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 41.09(a) of the Mental Hygiene Law is amended to authorize counties lacking a County Charter to appoint and remove their County Director of Community Services. EXISTING LAW: Currently, Section 41.09(a) of the Mental Hygiene Law only allows Counties with a Charter to appoint or remove a Director of Community Services. In non-Charter counties, the Community Services Board -- not the county government - has that authority. JUSTIFICATION: Non-charter county governments have the final authority to approve contracts as well as make final funding decisions, but they lack direct oversight of the Director of Community Services who plays a key role in implementing contracts, overseeing the local service delivery system,
2011-S5243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5243 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. McDONALD -- 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 the appointment of directors of community services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 41.09 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 588 of the laws of 1973 and such section as renum- bered by chapter 978 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: (a) [Charter] LOCAL governments may provide for appointment and removal of directors in a manner authorized by such governments. [In all other local governments, the board shall appoint and remove the direc- tor.] Salaries and allowable expenses shall be set by the appointing authority. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01696-01-1
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