Assembly Bill A1200

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the people with disabilities access to programs commission

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Current Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

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

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2023-A1200 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S413
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8816, S7688

2023-A1200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the people with disabilities access to programs commission to examine, evaluate and make recommendations for new laws with respect to how the state should streamline eligibility requirements and processes for its programs and services to assist people with disabilities.

2023-A1200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1200
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EPSTEIN, BURDICK, GALLAGHER, SEAWRIGHT, CRUZ,
   HEVESI, GIBBS, COOK, OTIS, SANTABARBARA, DeSTEFANO --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on People with Disabilities
 
 AN  ACT  to  establish  the  people with disabilities access to programs
   commission

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1. (a) There is hereby established a people with disabili-
 ties access to programs commission to examine, evaluate and make  recom-
 mendations  for new laws with respect to how the state should streamline
 eligibility requirements and processes for its programs and services  to
 assist  people  with  disabilities including but not limited to programs
 overseen by the  office  for  people  with  developmental  disabilities,
 office  of mental health, department of health, ACCES-VR, and the office
 of children and family services.  The commission's report shall  be  due
 by December 1, 2024.
   (b) The commission shall be comprised of eleven members, five of which
 shall  be  appointed by the governor, two of which shall be appointed by
 the temporary president of the senate, two of which shall  be  appointed
 by  the  speaker of the assembly, one of which shall be appointed by the
 minority leader of the senate, and one of which shall  be  appointed  by
 the  minority  leader of the assembly. The commission shall not be fully
 constituted without the appointment of the eleventh member. There  shall
 be  no  chairperson appointed, and the commission shall be governed by a
 majority vote, and at all times, the commission shall act with a quorum.
   2. (a) The commission shall only meet within the state and shall  hold
 at least one hearing at which the public will be afforded an opportunity
 to  provide comments. The commission may hold additional public hearings
 as it deems necessary. Such additional hearings, if any, may  allow  for
 an opportunity to provide public comments.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01900-01-3
 A. 1200                             2

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