Assembly Bill A8874

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the development of a statewide missing person locator system

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

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2013-A8874 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7235
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5.05, Ment Hyg L; amd §202, Eld L; amd §206, Pub Health L; add §837-f-2, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A726, S1205

2013-A8874 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the development of a statewide missing person locator system; provides that such system utilize radiodetermination technology.

2013-A8874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8874

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, OTIS, ROBINSON, JACOBS, JAFFEE, RIVERA,
  RAIA,  MARKEY,  GOTTFRIED,  SKOUFIS,  BROOK-KRASNY, PAULIN, McDONOUGH,
  WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CERETTO, DUPREY,
  LENTOL, MAYER, PEOPLES-STOKES, SWEENEY -- read once  and  referred  to
  the Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, the elder law, the public health
  law,  and  the  executive  law,  in relation to the establishment of a
  statewide vulnerable person location system

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

  Section  1.  Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the
tragedy where Avonte Oquendo wandered away from his school never  to  be
found  alive  highlights the continuing need to find ways to protect the
most vulnerable individuals in our state and to help prevent  this  type
of  tragedy  from  happening again. The legislature further finds that a
state-wide program designed to make it easier to locate missing  vulner-
able persons is one such mechanism to achieve this goal.  Therefore, the
legislature finds it appropriate to enact legislation herein to be known
as "Avonte's Law".
  S 2. Section 5.05 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new
subdivision (f) to read as follows:
  (F)  THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OFFICE
FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES  ARE  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND
INSTRUCTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND TAKE ALL STEPS AS MAY
BE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A MISSING PERSON LOCATOR PROGRAM, TO BE IMPLE-
MENTED  IN  EVERY  COUNTY  IN THE STATE, THAT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL
VULNERABLE OR AGING PERSONS WITHIN THEIR  CARE  AT  COST,  UPON  REQUEST
PERSONALLY  OR  THROUGH AN AGENT, PARENT OR GUARDIAN, A PERSONAL LOCATOR
DEVICE TO BE PLACED ON SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE
STATEWIDE  MISSING  PERSON  LOCATOR SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE STATE POLICE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 837-F-2 OF THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW.    THE  STATE  SHALL
PROVIDE PAYMENT OR A SUBSIDY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY
FOR SUCH LOCATOR DEVICE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13791-04-4

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