Directs the department of audit and control to examine, evaluate and make recommendations on the establishment and operation of a public retirement system for the benefit of the employees of each provider of services issued an operating certificate pursuant to the mental hygiene law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5992
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 23, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, CAHILL, J. RIVERA, LUPARDO -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. ESPAILLAT, McDONOUGH, McENENY, PHEFFER,
ROBINSON, SCHROEDER, THIELE, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to direct the department of audit and control to study and make
recommendations on the establishment and operation of a public retire-
ment system for the benefit of employees of private providers of
mental hygiene services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The department of audit and control shall examine, evaluate
2 and make recommendations on the establishment and operation of a public
3 retirement system, similar to the New York state and local employees'
4 retirement system, and subject to the control and supervision of the
5 state comptroller, for the benefit of the employees of each provider of
6 services issued an operating certificate pursuant to the mental hygiene
7 law. Such department shall direct its attention to at least the follow-
8 ing:
9 (a) the contributions by employees and the providers of services which
10 would be necessary to operate such public retirement system;
11 (b) the pension benefits that would be payable to employees;
12 (c) the costs of operating such a public retirement system; and
13 (d) the legislation, rules and regulations necessary to establish and
14 implement such a public retirement system.
15 § 2. The department of audit and control shall hold such public hear-
16 ings as shall be necessary to fulfill its duties pursuant to this
17 section.
18 § 3. The department of audit and control shall make a preliminary
19 report to the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions
20 and recommendations on or before April 1, 2010, and a final report of
21 its findings, conclusions and recommendations on or before April 1,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2011, and shall submit with its reports such legislative proposals and
2 proposed rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement its
3 recommendations.
4 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
