Directs the department of state to establish and maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities which shall include residential facilities for juvenile delinquents and persons in need of supervision subject to the supervision of the office of children and family services, for the mentally ill subject to the supervision of the office of mental health, for the developmentally disabled subject to the supervision of the office for people with developmental disabilities, and for the chemically dependent subject to the supervision of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1168
SPONSOR: Ramos TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE:
Directs the Department of State to establish a statewide registry of
mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would create new section 101-c of the Executive Law, in
relation to the statewide registry of mental hygiene and child super-
vision residential facilities. The bill would require the Department of
State to establish and maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene
and child supervision residential facilities. This registry will be
composed of the name and address of every residential housing facility
in New York State. Furthermore, this registry will be regularly updated
and maintained in an accurate manner by the State Department. The public
will have access to this registry in print and in electronic form on a
website also maintained by the State Department. A copy of this registry
must also be given to the legislature not less than twice a year.
JUSTIFICATION:
In the past, issues arose in which these facilities were lacking yet
there was no way of knowing which facilities to hold responsible. This
registry will assist the Department of State because it will contain a
listing of all residential facilities. It is also essential for the
public to have access to this list because if they have a loved one in a
facility and there's a problem this database will enable them to report
that facility anonymously without repercussions to their loved ones in
care.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.4489 of 2023-24 referred to governmental operations
A.5602 of 2021-22 referred to governmental operations
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal fiscal impact on the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective immediately any
actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec-
tive date are authorized to be completed on or before such date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1168
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
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:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101-c
2 to read as follows:
3 § 101-c. Statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision
4 residential facilities. 1. The department of state shall establish and
5 maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision
6 residential facilities. Such registry shall be composed of the name and
7 address of every residential housing facility:
8 a. subject to supervision of the office of children and family
9 services pursuant to article nineteen-G of this chapter;
10 b. subject to regulation of the office of mental health pursuant to
11 the mental hygiene law;
12 c. subject to the regulation of the office for people with develop-
13 mental disabilities; and
14 d. subject to the regulation of the office of addiction services and
15 supports.
16 2. Commencing on the first of January, two thousand twenty-six and on
17 the first of every other month thereafter, the offices of children and
18 family services, mental health, addiction services and supports, and the
19 office for people with developmental disabilities shall submit to the
20 department of state a list of the name and address of every residential
21 housing facility subject to the jurisdiction of such office, which is
22 required to be included in the statewide registry of mental hygiene and
23 child supervision residential facilities pursuant to subdivision one of
24 this section.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 1168 2
1 3. The statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision
2 residential facilities shall be regularly updated and maintained in an
3 accurate manner by the department of state. Such department shall make
4 the registry available to the general public in print, electronic form
5 and on a website maintained by the department.
6 4. The department of state shall transmit a copy of the statewide
7 registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities
8 to the legislature not less than twice each year.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective immediate-
10 ly, any actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its
11 effective date are authorized to be completed on or before such date.
