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                                   1168
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the  depart-
   ment  of state to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and
   child supervision residential facilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101-c
 to read as follows:
   § 101-C. STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE  AND  CHILD  SUPERVISION
 RESIDENTIAL  FACILITIES.  1. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE  AND  CHILD  SUPERVISION
 RESIDENTIAL  FACILITIES. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE NAME AND
 ADDRESS OF EVERY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITY:
   A. SUBJECT TO  SUPERVISION  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINETEEN-G OF THIS CHAPTER;
   B.  SUBJECT  TO  REGULATION OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH PURSUANT TO
 THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW;
   C. SUBJECT TO THE REGULATION OF THE OFFICE FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES; AND
   D.  SUBJECT  TO THE REGULATION OF THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND
 SUPPORTS.
   2. COMMENCING ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND  ON
 THE  FIRST  OF EVERY OTHER MONTH THEREAFTER, THE OFFICES OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, AND THE
 OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF STATE A LIST OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EVERY RESIDENTIAL
 HOUSING FACILITY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH  OFFICE,  WHICH  IS
 REQUIRED  TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE AND
 CHILD SUPERVISION RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF
 THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02393-01-5
              

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   3.  THE  STATEWIDE  REGISTRY  OF  MENTAL HYGIENE AND CHILD SUPERVISION
 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES SHALL BE REGULARLY UPDATED AND MAINTAINED  IN  AN
 ACCURATE  MANNER  BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE
 THE REGISTRY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PRINT,  ELECTRONIC  FORM
 AND ON A WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   4.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  SHALL TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE STATEWIDE
 REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE AND CHILD SUPERVISION RESIDENTIAL  FACILITIES
 TO THE LEGISLATURE NOT LESS THAN TWICE EACH YEAR.
   §  2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective immediate-
 ly, any actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its
 effective date are authorized to be completed on or before such date.