Senate Bill S413

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the people with disabilities access to programs commission

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Current Bill Status Via A1200 - 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-S413 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1200
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7688, A8816

2023-S413 (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-S413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    413
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMAS, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 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

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