Bill Text: NY S05637 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a temporary commission relating to the evaluation of the office of mental health housing programs.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Vetoed) 2019-12-06 - VETOED MEMO.185 [S05637 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5637

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 9, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
          mental Disabilities

        AN ACT to create a temporary commission relating to the office of mental
          health  housing  programs;  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:

     1    Section 1. 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the "office
     2  of mental health housing  program  evaluation  commission"  (hereinafter
     3  referred  to  as  the  "commission")  is hereby created to make determi-
     4  nations and recommendations on the following:
     5    a. The adequacy of funding levels in scattered site  supportive  hous-
     6  ing,  licensed  community residences, licensed treatment apartments, and
     7  all  other  supportive  housing  (hereinafter  referred   to   as   "the
     8  programs"), under the auspices of the office of mental health.
     9    b.  The  adequacy  of the numbers of direct care staff as well as need
    10  for professional staff in the programs.
    11    c. The level of programmatic needs of the residents and the ability of
    12  the programs' and/or the mental health system's ability  to  meet  those
    13  needs.
    14    2.  The  commission  shall  consist  of  nine  members as follows: two
    15  members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;  two  members
    16  shall  be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one member
    17  shall be appointed by the minority leader  of  the  senate;  one  member
    18  shall  be  appointed  by  the minority leader of the assembly; and three
    19  members shall be appointed by the governor. The commission members shall
    20  be appointed within 30 days after this act  shall  have  become  a  law.
    21  Members  so  appointed  shall  be  representative of resident advocates,
    22  family members of residents, program  provider  organizations,  licensed
    23  mental  health  professionals  and related health care professionals. No

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11334-01-9
        S. 5637                             2

     1  member, officer or employee of the commission shall be disqualified from
     2  holding any other public office or  employment,  nor  shall  he  or  she
     3  forfeit  any  such office or employment by reason of his or her appoint-
     4  ment  hereunder,  notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special
     5  or local law, ordinance or city charter.
     6    3. The members of the commission shall  receive  no  compensation  for
     7  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
     8  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
     9    4.  The  commission shall make a report of its findings, including any
    10  recommendations for legislative action as  it  may  deem  necessary  and
    11  appropriate,  to  the  governor  and  the  legislature no later than six
    12  months after the effective date of this act.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    14  deemed repealed 6 months after such date.