Extends the effectiveness of the requirement that upon the closure or transfer of a state-operated individualized residential alternative the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities shall provide appropriate and timely notification to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and appropriate representatives of impacted labor organizations, and shall make reasonable efforts to inform the affected workforce, residents and family members of the proposed closure or transfer plan.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9400
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 19, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on People with Disabilities
AN ACT to amend part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, amending the
mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a state-op-
erated individualized residential alternative, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2 of part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016,
2 amending the mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a
3 state-operated individualized residential alternative, as amended by
4 section 11 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be
7 deemed repealed March 31, 2026].
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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