NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7377

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Nov 23, 2022	vetoed memo.78
Nov 22, 2022	delivered to governor
Jun 03, 2022	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.704 substituted for a9162
Jun 01, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1770 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 05, 2022	referred to disabilities
Sep 13, 2021	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S7377
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  Jun 1, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7377
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins

co-Sponsors

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9162
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§13.03 & 5.07, add §13.05-a, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A159

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the statewide group home families working group; provides that duties include informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of importance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in group homes and their families and guardians, providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities and goals for individuals residing in group homes and families and guardians of individuals residing in group homes, advising the commissioner on such other matters related to group homes as the statewide group home families working group deems relevant, holding regional public meetings to solicit and receive input from residents of group homes and family members and guardians of residents of group homes, and any matter relating to the performance of their duties with relation to individuals in group homes and on policies, goals, budget and operation of group homes.

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7377

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
statewide group home families working group

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To establish a working group within the Office for People with Develop-
mental Disabilities that will hold regional meetings to solicit feedback
on the operation of group homes from residents of group homes and their
families and guardians, including but not limited to comments regarding
care and financial matters, to improve communication between the state
and group home residents and their families and guardians.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 defines the term "group home" as a community residence serving
people with developmental disabilities.

Section 2 establishes the statewide group homes families working group,
to be composed of twenty members selected by the legislature from among
residents of group homes and families and guardians of residents of
group homes. Section 2 also sets out the duties of the statewide group
homes families working group, including (1) holding annual, regional
public meetings in each municipality where a developmental disabilities
service office is located in order to solicit feedback regarding group
homes with an emphasis on residents, family, and guardians, (2) report-
ing on its findings, and (3) developing advice and recommendations
related to group home operations.

Section 3 requires the consideration and discussion of recommendations
of the statewide group homes families working group in the statutorily
required five-year plan formulated by the Office for People with Devel-
opmental Disabilities and the Office for Addiction Services and Supports
for provision of services for persons with mental illness, developmental
disabilities, and those affected by substance abuse or compulsive gambl-
ing disorders.

Section 4 provides for statewide group homes families working group
review of such five-year plan and reporting of its recommendations
regarding such five-year plan.

Section 5 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Unfortunately, residents of group homes serving persons with develop-
mental disabilities need a better forum for providing feedback to the
state regarding operation of residential group homes. Existing channels
for input from residents and their families and guardians have not
resulted in the necessary conveyance of feedback to state government or
adequate responses to issues raised.

This situation has been further exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19
pandemic. This is particularly alarming because, persons with develop-
mental disabilities living in group homes are far more at risk than the
general population; one study analyzing data from the first few months
of the pandemic found that the COVID-19 case rate was 7,841 per 100,000
as compared to 1,910 per 100,000 for the general population of New York
State, that the case-fatality rate was 15% as compared to 7.9% in the
general population of New York State, and that the mortality rate was
1,175 per 100,000 as compared to 151 per 100,000 for the general popu-
lation of New York State. (1) Other reports from early 2021 indicate
that well over 10,000 group home staff have become infected with COVID-
19 and that a number of them have died as well. (2)

An investigatory report released by disability rights advocates in March
of 2021 found further pinpointed some of the issues contributing to the
heartbreaking effects of COVID-19 on these individuals. Among its find-
ings, the report authors identified pervasive communication failures on
the part of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
(OPWDD). (3) The release of information by the state was generally
constrained, the channels for communication were limited for families,
advocates, and other stakeholders, and the report states that "New York
State has consistently withheld from the public vital information about
COVID-19 infections and deaths amongst individuals residing in group
homes or the staff who support them." The report further noted that
OPWDD failed to "employ best methods for anticipating and responding to
potential questions from its divergent stakeholder groups."

Sadly, many families have voiced communications problems regarding group
homes for many years, not only with government, but also with other
organizations involved in the delivery of care. The consequences of
these difficulties include significant impacts on group home health,
quality of life, and relationships with family members and guardians.
The state must do more to serve this underserved population, and estab-
lishing a new channel for more open and effective communication with
state government is a step in the right direction.

This bill creates a new working group composed of stakeholders which is
dedicated to hearing directly from group home residents and their fami-
lies and guardians at annual regional meetings across the state.  The
working group is entrusted with guaranteeing that voices of residents,
family members, and guardians are heard by the Office for People with
Developmental Disabilities, the Legislature, and the Governor through
reporting, and by collaborating with relevant government entities to
establish the communication necessary for improving the operation of
group homes serving persons with developmental disabilities.

Sources:
(1) Landes, Scott D. et al., "COVID-19 outcomes among people with intel-
lectual and developmental disability living in residential group homes
in New York State," Disability and Health Journal, 13(4) (2020).

(2) Cutler, Nancy, "Group homes told to take back COVID-positive
`asymptomatic' residents; more than 1.5% died," Rockland/Westchester
Journal News, Feb. 26, 2021.

(3) Disability Rights New York, New York Civil Liberties Union, and New
York Lawyers for the Public Interest, "New York State's Response to the
COVID-19 Pandemic Leaves Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities (I/DD) Behind," March 12, 2021, available at:
https://www.drny.org/page/press-releases-27.html

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The provisions of the bill shall take effect sixty days after becoming
law.

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7377
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER, MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   statewide group home families working group
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13.03 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. "GROUP HOME" MEANS A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE SERVING PEOPLE WITH DEVEL-
 OPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
   § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 13.05-a
 to read as follows:
 § 13.05-A STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP.
   (A)  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORK-
 ING GROUP. THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP SHALL CONSIST
 OF TWENTY MEMBERS SELECTED, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER,  FROM
 AMONG QUALIFIED APPLICANTS OR NOMINEES AS FOLLOWS:
    1. SEVEN MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE;
   2. SEVEN MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   3. THREE MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND
   4. THREE MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   (B)  ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISA-
 BILITIES SERVICES OFFICE SHALL SIT AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE STATE-
 WIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP AT EACH REGIONAL MEETING PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION (I) OF THIS SECTION.
   (C) MEMBERS SHALL BE PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES  RESIDING
 IN  GROUP  HOMES OR FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUARDIANS OF PERSONS WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES RESIDING IN  GROUP  HOMES.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 PROVIDE  FOR AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY APPLICATION PROCESS TO FACILITATE
 SELECTION OF MEMBERS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13164-03-1

 S. 7377                             2
 
   (D) THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME  FAMILIES  WORKING  GROUP  SHALL  HAVE  A
 CHAIRPERSON,  WHO  SHALL BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF
 THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP.
   (E)  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS. VACANCIES
 SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME   MANNER AS ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENTS  FOR  THE
 REMAINDER  OF  THE  UNEXPIRED TERM. THE DESIGNATION OF A MEMBER AS CHAIR
 SHALL BE MADE BIANNUALLY.
   (F) THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES  WORKING  GROUP  SHALL  HAVE  NO
 EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE OR APPOINTIVE DUTIES. THE DUTIES OF THE STATE-
 WIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
 ED TO:
   1. INFORMING AND ADVISING THE COMMISSIONER AS TO MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
 FOR  PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES AND
 THEIR FAMILIES AND GUARDIANS;
   2. PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL PRIORITIES AND
 GOALS FOR INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIANS
 OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES;
   3. ADVISING THE COMMISSIONER ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS  RELATED  TO  GROUP
 HOMES AS THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP DEEMS RELEVANT;
 AND
   4. HOLDING REGIONAL PUBLIC MEETINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (I)
 OF  THIS  SECTION  TO  SOLICIT AND RECEIVE INPUT FROM RESIDENTS OF GROUP
 HOMES AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND  GUARDIANS  OF  RESIDENTS  OF  GROUP  HOMES
 REGARDING  THE  OPERATION  OF  GROUP HOMES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 CARE PROVIDED AND FINANCIAL MATTERS.
   (G) THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING  GROUP  SHALL  ESTABLISH
 SUCH COMMITTEES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHAIR.
   (H)  THE  STATEWIDE  GROUP  HOME  FAMILIES WORKING GROUP SHALL MEET AT
 LEAST FOUR TIMES IN EACH FULL CALENDAR YEAR AND  AT  LEAST  ONCE  DURING
 EACH  CALENDAR  QUARTER IN ADDITION TO THE REGIONAL PUBLIC MEETINGS HELD
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (I) OF THIS SECTION AT THE REQUEST OF ITS
 CHAIR WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE OF  SUCH  MEETING.  IN
 ADDITION,  THE  STATEWIDE  GROUP  HOME  FAMILIES  WORKING GROUP MAY HOLD
 SPECIAL MEETINGS AT THE REQUEST OF ITS CHAIR OR THE COMMISSIONER  WITHIN
 TEN DAYS OF RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH MEETING.
   (I) 1. IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR MEETINGS AS PROVIDED FOR BY SUBDIVI-
 SION  (H)  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING
 GROUP SHALL HOLD AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC REGIONAL MEETING ANNUALLY  IN  EACH
 CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHERE A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES OFFICE
 IS  LOCATED,  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 13.17 OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING A FORUM  FOR  PERSONS  WITH  DEVELOP-
 MENTAL  DISABILITIES WHO ARE RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES, FAMILY AND GUARDI-
 ANS OF PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESIDING IN GROUP  HOMES,
 PERSONS  REPRESENTING  GROUP  HOMES, ADVOCATES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
 TO COMMENT AND ADVISE REGARDING THE OPERATION OF GROUP HOMES,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO CARE PROVIDED AND FINANCIAL MATTERS.
   2. NOTICE OF A PUBLIC REGIONAL MEETING AND A PRINTED AGENDA, WHICH MAY
 BE  SUBJECT TO LATER AMENDMENT, SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT
 LEAST FIFTEEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF SUCH  REGIONAL  MEETING,  INCLUDING  BY
 PUBLICATION BY THE COMMISSIONER ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE.
   3.  AT  SUCH  PUBLIC  REGIONAL  MEETINGS,  INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL BE
 PROVIDED REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY, BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING, TO  COMMENT
 REGARDING  THE  OPERATION  OF  GROUP HOMES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 CARE PROVIDED AND FINANCIAL MATTERS.

 S. 7377                             3
 
   4. THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP AND EACH APPLICABLE
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES  OFFICE  SHALL  COLLABORATE  IN  THE
 FULFILLMENT OF THE DUTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (J)   MEMBERS OF THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP SHALL
 RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE  REIMBURSED  FOR
 ALL  EXPENSES  ACTUALLY AND NECESSARILY INCURRED BY THEM IN THE PERFORM-
 ANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   (K) THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP  SHALL  SUBMIT  BY
 JANUARY  THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER,
 REPORTS  TO THE COMMISSIONER, THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE REVIEWING
 AND ANALYZING MATTERS OF CONCERN RELATED TO GROUP  HOMES.  SUCH  REPORTS
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE   LIMITED TO, A REVIEW OF COMMENTS MADE AT
 REGIONAL MEETINGS OF THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME  FAMILIES  WORKING  GROUP,
 OTHER  MATTERS  OF  IMPORTANCE  DEEMED RELEVANT TO PERSONS WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES AND FAMILY AND GUARDIANS  OF
 PERSONS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESIDING IN GROUP HOMES; AND A
 DESCRIPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ACTION BY THE STATE.
   (L) THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING  GROUP  SHALL  REGULARLY
 COMMUNICATE  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING ITS ACTIONS AND DUTIES AND
 SHALL FULFILL ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION IN  COLLABORATION  WITH
 THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  ASSISTANCE TO THE
 STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP IN THE  FULFILLMENT  OF  ITS
 DUTIES  UPON THE REASONABLE REQUEST OF THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES
 WORKING GROUP.
   § 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of  section  5.07  of  the  mental
 hygiene law, as amended by section 3 of part N of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2012, subparagraphs f and g as amended and subparagraph h as added by
 section  3  of  part  V of chapter 57 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (1) The office of mental health, the office for people  with  develop-
 mental  disabilities  and  the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse
 services] ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS shall  formulate  a  statewide
 comprehensive  five-year  plan  for the provision of all state and local
 services for persons with mental  illness,  developmental  disabilities,
 and/or  those  with  substance use or compulsive gambling disorders. The
 statewide comprehensive plan shall be based upon an  analysis  of  local
 services  plans  developed by each local governmental unit, in consulta-
 tion with consumers, consumer groups, providers of services and  depart-
 mental facilities that furnish behavioral health services in conformance
 with  statewide priorities and goals established with recommendations of
 the behavioral health services  advisory  council  [and],  the  advisory
 council on developmental disabilities AND THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMI-
 LIES WORKING GROUP. The plan shall:
   a. identify statewide priorities;
   b.  specify  statewide goals that reflect the statewide priorities and
 are focused on obtaining positive measurable outcomes;
   c. propose strategies and initiatives to address  the  priorities  and
 facilitate achievement of statewide goals;
   d.  identify  services and supports, which may include programs run or
 led by peers, that are designed to promote the health  and  wellness  of
 persons   with   mental   illness,  developmental  disabilities,  and/or
 substance use or compulsive gambling disorders;
   e. provide analysis of current and anticipated  utilization  of  state
 and local, and public and private facilities, programs, services, and/or
 supports;

 S. 7377                             4
 
   f.  encourage  and  promote  person-centered,  culturally and linguis-
 tically competent community-based programs, services, and supports  that
 reflect the partnership between state and local governmental units;
   g.  include  progress reports on the implementation of both short-term
 and long-term recommendations of the children's plan  required  pursuant
 to section four hundred eighty-three-f of the social services law; [and]
   h.  include  final  reports  for  time-limited  demonstration programs
 pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 41.35 of this chapter; AND
   I. INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE  BEHAVIORAL
 HEALTH  SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES AND THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP.
   § 4. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (b) of  section  5.07  of  the  mental
 hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 412 of the laws of 2021, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (4) The commissioners of each of the offices shall be responsible  for
 the development of such statewide five-year plan for services within the
 jurisdiction  of  their  respective  offices and after giving due notice
 shall conduct one or more public hearings on such plan.  The  behavioral
 health services advisory council [and], the advisory council on develop-
 mental  disabilities AND THE STATEWIDE GROUP HOME FAMILIES WORKING GROUP
 shall review the statewide five year  comprehensive  plan  developed  by
 such  office  or  offices and report its recommendations thereon to such
 commissioner or commissioners. Each commissioner shall submit the  plan,
 with  appropriate modifications, to the governor no later than the first
 day of November of each year in order that such plan may  be  considered
 with  the  estimates of the offices for the preparation of the executive
 budget of the state of New York for the  next  succeeding  state  fiscal
 year.  Such comprehensive plan shall be submitted to the legislature and
 also be posted to the website of  each  office.  Statewide  plans  shall
 ensure  responsiveness to changing needs and goals and shall reflect the
 development of new information and  the  completion  of  program  evalu-
 ations.  An  interim  report  detailing  the  commissioner's  actions in
 fulfilling the requirements of this section in preparation of  the  plan
 and  modifications  in  the  plan  of  services  being considered by the
 commissioner shall be submitted to the governor and the  legislature  on
 or  before the fifteenth day of March of each year.  Such interim report
 shall include, but need not be limited to:
   (a) actions to include participation of  consumers,  consumer  groups,
 providers  of  services and departmental facilities, as required by this
 subdivision; and
   (b) any modifications in the plan of services being considered by  the
 commissioner,  to  include:  (i)  compelling  budgetary, programmatic or
 clinical justifications  or  other  major  appropriate  reason  for  any
 significant  new  statewide  programs  or  policy  changes  from a prior
 (approved) five year comprehensive plan; and (ii) procedures to  involve
 or inform local governmental units of such actions or plans.
   §  5.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that if chapter 412 of the laws of
 2021 shall not have taken effect on or before  such  date  then  section
 four  of  this  act  shall  take effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as such chapter of the laws of 2021, takes effect.

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Senate Bill S7377

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022

Jun 1, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2022

co-Sponsors

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Shelley B. Mayer

Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

co-Sponsors

John W. Mannion

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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