Assembly Bill A6801B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee

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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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Bill Amendments

2023-A6801 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules 6801b
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene

2023-A6801 - Summary

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

2023-A6801 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6801
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing a developmental, mental,  and  behav-
   ioral  health  community  stakeholder committee; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Developmental,  mental,  and  behavioral health community
 stakeholder committee. 1. The commissioner of mental health, in  consul-
 tation  with the commissioner of developmental disabilities, the commis-
 sioner of children and family services, and the commissioner  of  educa-
 tion,  shall  establish  a  community  stakeholder  committee to examine
 appropriate and  effective  evidence-based  developmental,  mental,  and
 behavioral health screening methods, appropriate interventions for chil-
 dren  with  developmental,  mental, or behavioral health conditions, and
 other educational supports for students in  kindergarten  through  grade
 five.  The community stakeholder committee shall consist of at least ten
 members. The following four members shall  serve  as  co-chairs  of  the
 community  stakeholder  committee: (a) the commissioner of mental health
 or their designee; (b) the commissioner of developmental disabilities or
 their designee; (c) the commissioner of children and family services  or
 their designee; and (d) the commissioner of education or their designee.
 The remaining members shall be appointed in cooperation by the temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly in such a manner
 as  to  ensure  that all regions of the state are represented, and shall
 include: (a) at least two members who specialize in identifying,  evalu-
 ating,  and diagnosing individuals with developmental, mental, or behav-
 ioral health conditions; (b) at least  one  member  who  specializes  in
 educating  individuals  with developmental, mental, or behavioral health
 conditions; (c) at least one member who is a parent of a student with  a
 developmental,  mental, or behavioral health condition; (d) at least one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10323-03-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A6801A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules 6801b
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene

2023-A6801A - Summary

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

2023-A6801A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6801--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to establishing a developmental disability, mental
   health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Developmental disability,  mental  health,  and  behavioral
 condition community stakeholder committee. 1. The commissioner of mental
 health, in consultation with the commissioner of developmental disabili-
 ties,  the commissioner of children and family services, and the commis-
 sioner of education, shall establish a community  stakeholder  committee
 to  examine  appropriate and effective evidence-based screening methods,
 and appropriate interventions for children identified  with  a  develop-
 mental  disability,  a mental health or behavioral condition, and educa-
 tional supports for students in kindergarten  through  grade  five.  The
 community  stakeholder  committee shall consist of at least ten members.
 The following four members shall serve as  co-chairs  of  the  community
 stakeholder  committee:  (a)  the commissioner of mental health or their
 designee; (b) the commissioner of developmental  disabilities  or  their
 designee;  (c) the commissioner of children and family services or their
 designee; and (d) the commissioner of education or their designee.   The
 remaining  members  shall  be  appointed in cooperation by the temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly in such a manner
 as to ensure that all regions of the state are  represented,  and  shall
 include:  (a) at least two members who specialize in identifying, evalu-
 ating, and diagnosing individuals with a developmental disability, or  a
 mental  health  or  behavioral  condition;  (b)  at least one member who
 specializes in providing education to individuals with  a  developmental
 disability,  a  mental  health or behavioral condition; (c) at least one
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10323-05-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A6801B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules 6801b
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene

2023-A6801B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

2023-A6801B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6801--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BUTTENSCHON, SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH, ANDERSON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
   and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  reported  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing a  developmental  disability,  mental
   health,  and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Developmental  disability,  mental health, and behavioral
 condition community stakeholder committee. 1. The commissioner of mental
 health, in consultation with the commissioner of developmental disabili-
 ties, the commissioner of children and family services, and the  commis-
 sioner  of  education, shall establish a community stakeholder committee
 to examine appropriate and effective evidence-based  screening  methods,
 and  appropriate  interventions  for children identified with a develop-
 mental disability, a mental health or behavioral condition,  and  educa-
 tional  supports  for  students  in kindergarten through grade five. The
 community stakeholder committee shall consist of at least  ten  members.
 The  following  four  members  shall serve as co-chairs of the community
 stakeholder committee: (a) the commissioner of mental  health  or  their
 designee;  (b)  the  commissioner of developmental disabilities or their
 designee; (c) the commissioner of children and family services or  their
 designee;  and (d) the commissioner of education or their designee.  The
 remaining members shall be appointed in  cooperation  by  the  temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly in such a manner
 as  to  ensure  that all regions of the state are represented, and shall
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10323-07-4

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