Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 12, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A1394
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MAGEE
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
2015-A1394 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1394 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the environmental conserva- tion law, in relation to the provision of recreational activities for individual's with mental illness or a developmental disability THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (a) The office of mental health is charged with the responsibility for assuring the development of comprehensive plans, programs, and services in the areas of research, prevention, and care, treatment, rehabili- tation, education, FOSTERING ENJOYMENT OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES and training of the mentally ill. Such plans, programs, and services shall be developed by the cooperation of the office, the other offices of the department where appropriate, local governments, consumers and community organizations and agencies. The office shall provide appropriate facili- ties and encourage the provision of facilities by local government and community organizations and agencies. S 2. Subdivision (a) of section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by section 3 of part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner shall plan, promote, establish, develop, coordi- nate, evaluate, and conduct programs and services of prevention, diagno- sis, examination, care, treatment, rehabilitation, training, ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE and research for the benefit of the mentally ill. Such programs shall include but not be limited to in-patient, out-pa- tient, partial hospitalization, day care, emergency, rehabilitative, and other appropriate treatments and services. He or she shall take all actions that are necessary, desirable, or proper to implement the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05005-01-5
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