Bill Text: NY A07199 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the suspension of service of state-operated individualized residential alternatives.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Vetoed) 2019-12-13 - VETOED MEMO.223 [A07199 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07199-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7199 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 12, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the suspension of service of state-operated individualized residential alternatives The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 13.17 of the mental hygiene law, 2 as added by section 1 of part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, para- 3 graph 1 as amended by section 1 of part II of chapter 57 of the laws of 4 2018, is amended to read as follows: 5 (d) In the event of a closure [or], transfer, or suspension of service 6 of a state-operated individualized residential alternative (IRA), the 7 commissioner shall: 8 1. provide appropriate and timely notification to the temporary presi- 9 dent of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly, and to appropriate 10 representatives of impacted labor organizations. Such notification to 11 the representatives of impacted labor organizations shall be made as 12 soon as practicable, but no less than ninety days prior to such closure 13 [or], transfer, or suspension of service except in the case of exigent 14 circumstances impacting the health, safety, or welfare of the residents 15 of the IRA as determined by the office. Provided, however, that nothing 16 herein shall limit the ability of the office to effectuate such closure 17 [or], transfer, or suspension of service; and 18 2. make reasonable efforts to confer with the affected workforce and 19 any other party he or she deems appropriate to inform such affected 20 workforce, the residents of the IRA, and their family members, where 21 appropriate, of the proposed closure [or], transfer, or suspension of 22 service plan. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 24 the amendments to subdivision (d) of section 13.17 of the mental hygiene 25 law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such 26 subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11049-01-9