Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to the use of surveillance cameras in all public common areas in residential facilities.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1395
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, FAHY, D'URSO, ORTIZ, CRESPO, COOK,
WILLIAMS, DINOWITZ, GALEF, MORINELLO, DICKENS, WALKER, BLAKE, BARRON,
GOTTFRIED, RIVERA, LAWRENCE, LAVINE, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. HYNDMAN, SIMON, THIELE, WALSH -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
ers of services for the developmentally disabled
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
2 16.24 to read as follows:
3 § 16.24 Surveillance cameras.
4 (a) Surveillance cameras with sound capability shall be installed in
5 all public common areas including, but not limited to, all common living
6 areas, dining areas, hallways, classrooms and time-out rooms in all
7 group homes, residential facilities, day schools and programs licensed,
8 certified, funded or operated by the office which provide services for
9 children or adults with mental or physical disabilities.
10 (b) Any provider that fails to implement the provisions of this
11 section may be subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars per day
12 of noncompliances.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
14 law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04877-01-9
