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A09553 Summary:

A09553 Actions:

A09553 Committee Votes:

Committee:PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES                                       Chair:Seawright      
DATE:05/16/2024AYE/NAY:6/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Seawright
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Epstein
Aye
McGowan
Absent
McMahon
Excused
Anderson
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Zinerman
Aye
Darling
Absent

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/20/2024AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Excused
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/20/2024AYE/NAY:34/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Fahy
Aye

A09553 Floor Votes:

A09553 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9553--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 20, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on People with Disabilities --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT establishing the "blue-ribbon commission on  the  future  of  New
          York state's service delivery system for individuals with intellectual
          and  developmental  disabilities act"; 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. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "blue-rib-
     2  bon commission on the future of New York state's service delivery system
     3  for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities act".
     4    § 2. A temporary commission, to be known as the  "blue-ribbon  commis-
     5  sion on the future of New York state's service delivery system for indi-
     6  viduals  with  intellectual and developmental disabilities", hereinafter
     7  referred to as the "commission", is  hereby  established  to  conduct  a
     8  comprehensive  study  and prepare a report to examine, evaluate and make
     9  recommendations for systemic reforms to  ensure  a  sustainable  set  of
    10  supports  and  services  that  meets  the  needs of all individuals with
    11  intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    12    § 3. 1. The commission shall consist of fifteen members  appointed  by
    13  the governor as follows:
    14    (a) two members who are individuals with developmental or intellectual
    15  disabilities;  one  of  whom  must  represent  a self-advocacy group for
    16  people with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
    17    (b) one member who is a representative of organized labor that repres-
    18  ents a facility operated by the office  for  people  with  developmental
    19  disabilities;
    20    (c)  one  member  who is a representative of a provider agency that is
    21  certified by the office for people with developmental disabilities;
    22    (d) one member who is a not-for-profit housing developer with  experi-
    23  ence building a supervised living facility or a supportive living facil-
    24  ity as such terms are defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law,
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14774-03-4
        A. 9553--A                          2
 
     1  or  a  group  home operated by a provider agency certified by the office
     2  for people with developmental disabilities;
     3    (e)  one member who is a representative of an organization established
     4  by section forty-four hundred three-g of the public health law;
     5    (f) one member who is a direct support professional certified  by  the
     6  office for people with developmental disabilities;
     7    (g)  two members upon recommendation of the temporary president of the
     8  senate;
     9    (h) one member upon recommendation  of  the  minority  leader  of  the
    10  senate;
    11    (i) two members upon recommendation of the speaker of the assembly;
    12    (j)  one  member  upon  recommendation  of  the minority leader of the
    13  assembly;
    14    (k) one member who is the commissioner of the office for  people  with
    15  developmental disabilities or his or her designee; and
    16    (l) one member who is the chief disability officer or such chief disa-
    17  bility officer's designee.
    18    2.  The commissioner of the office for people with developmental disa-
    19  bilities shall serve as the chair of the commission.  Additionally,  the
    20  commission  shall  elect  a  vice-chair and a secretary from amongst its
    21  members. Vacancies in the membership of the  commission  and  among  its
    22  officers  shall  be  filled in the manner provided for original appoint-
    23  ments.
    24    3. The members of the commission shall  receive  no  compensation  for
    25  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    26  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
    27    §  4. The study shall examine systemic reforms to ensure a sustainable
    28  set of supports and services that meets the evolving needs of all  indi-
    29  viduals  with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including but
    30  not limited to:
    31    1. solutions to address the recruitment and retention  of  the  direct
    32  care workforce;
    33    2.  access to person centered supports and services that reduce racial
    34  and  socio-economic  inequities and disparities and anticipates changing
    35  demographics of the population;
    36    3. technology and infrastructure  needs,  including  potential  future
    37  needs and uses to improve effectiveness of the service system;
    38    4.  the  evolving  service  needs of individuals with intellectual and
    39  developmental disabilities, especially those  with  co-occurring  behav-
    40  ioral health needs and other cross-systems issues;
    41    5.  evolving housing needs and opportunities, that support the state's
    42  Olmstead plan and independent living in community-based settings;
    43    6. increasing competitive, integrated employment for individuals  with
    44  intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    45    §  5.  Not  later than fifteen months after the effective date of this
    46  act, the commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, the tempo-
    47  rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a report of
    48  the study's findings, together with specific recommendations for system-
    49  ic reforms to ensure a sustainable set of  supports  and  services  that
    50  meets  the  needs of all individuals with intellectual and developmental
    51  disabilities.
    52    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    53  deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.