Assembly Bill A1558

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs

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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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2019-A1558 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §561, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9583
2021-2022: A1630
2023-2024: A1034

2019-A1558 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the powers and duties of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs; adds additional duties relating to investigations of allegations of abuse and neglect.

2019-A1558 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1558
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, STECK -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and  duties
   of  the  advisory  council of the justice center for the protection of
   people with special needs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 561 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL  REVIEW  THE  MISSION  AND OPERATIONS OF THE
 JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF  PEOPLE  WITH  SPECIAL  NEEDS,  THE
 VALIDITY  OF  CLAIMS  OF  ABUSE  AND  NEGLECT AND THE APPROPRIATENESS OF
 PROSECUTORIAL ACTIONS. THIS REVIEW SHALL ALSO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:
   (A) ENSURING THAT ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE VALID AND IF SO
 HAVE BEEN PROMPTLY AND FULLY INVESTIGATED;
   (B) REVIEWING COMMON STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTIGATORS;
   (C) ENSURING THAT  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ABUSE  AND
 NEGLECT HAVE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE;
   (D)  REVIEWING ALL PROSECUTORIAL CONDUCT AND ENSURING ALL PROSECUTIONS
 WERE VALID AND WITHIN THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY;
   (E) REVIEWING THE REGISTER OF NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS  FOUND  RESPONSIBLE
 FOR  ACTS  OF  ABUSE  OR  NEGLECT AND WHETHER SUCH INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN
 BARRED FROM EMPLOYMENT IN THE CARE OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND
   (F) REVIEWING INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO CASES INVOLVING
 DEATH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02443-01-9

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