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A03866 Summary:

A03866 Actions:

A03866 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/25/2016AYE/NAY:34/0  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Saladino
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Corwin
Aye
Perry
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Colton
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Wright
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Markey
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye

A03866 Floor Votes:

A03866 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3866
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 27, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Mental Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the right  to  counsel
          for  persons  who receive services through the office of mental health
          or the office for people with developmental disabilities  for  certain
          investigations
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 25   of section 553 of  the  executive  law  is
     2  amended by adding two new paragraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:
     3    (c)  Any person who is the recipient of services through the office of
     4  mental health or the office for people with  developmental  disabilities
     5  operated  or  licensed agency or facility, and is interviewed as part of
     6  an investigation conducted by or on the part of the justice  center  for
     7  the  protection of people with special needs, shall have the right to be
     8  represented by the mental hygiene legal service, or  privately  financed
     9  counsel, at all stages of the proceedings.
    10    (d)  Prior  to any interview of a person as described in paragraph (c)
    11  of this subdivision, notice must be  given  to  the  parent,  person  in
    12  parental  relation,  or  legal  guardian of that person, if any, that an
    13  interview is to be conducted.
    14    § 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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