Senate Bill S2000A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires video cameras to be placed on the entrance/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities

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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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2013-S2000 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1715
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.25, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4817, A7128
2015-2016: S3623, A1059
2017-2018: S2941, A745
2019-2020: S4015, A3529
2021-2022: S3478, A70
2023-2024: S7959, A690

2013-S2000 - Summary

Requires video cameras to be placed on the entrances/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities.

2013-S2000 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2000 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2000

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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  requiring  video
  cameras  in facilities operated by the office for people with develop-
  mental disabilities

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

  Section  1.  Section  13.25  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
  (C) FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE OFFICE, INCLUDING GROUP HOMES, RESIDEN-
TIAL HOMES, INPATIENT FACILITIES AND ALL  OTHER  FACILITIES  UNDER  THIS
TITLE  SHALL  INSTALL  VIDEO  CAMERAS  AT  ALL  ENTRANCES AND EXITS. THE
COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE  POLICE,  SHALL  DEVELOP  A
SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING SUCH RECORDED IMAGES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02682-01-3

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2013-S2000A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1715
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.25, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4817, A7128
2015-2016: S3623, A1059
2017-2018: S2941, A745
2019-2020: S4015, A3529
2021-2022: S3478, A70
2023-2024: S7959, A690

2013-S2000A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires video cameras to be placed on the entrances/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities.

2013-S2000A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2000A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2000--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities -- reported  favorably  from  said  committee  and
  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring video
  cameras in facilities operated by the office for people with  develop-
  mental disabilities

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

  Section 1. Section 13.25 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
  (C) FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE OFFICE, INCLUDING GROUP HOMES, RESIDEN-
TIAL  HOMES,  INPATIENT  FACILITIES  AND ALL OTHER FACILITIES UNDER THIS
TITLE SHALL INSTALL VIDEO  CAMERAS  AT  ALL  ENTRANCES  AND  EXITS.  THE
COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE STATE POLICE, SHALL DEVELOP A
SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING SUCH RECORDED IMAGES.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  eightieth  day
after it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02682-02-3

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