A07656 Summary:
BILL NO | A07656A |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Rivera P (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Lifton, Jaffee, Weisenberg, Lupardo, Schroeder |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add S33.26, Ment Hyg L | |
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Establishes a quality workers care task force; establishes who shall comprise such task force and its powers and duties; establishes such task force shall prepare a report on its findings. |
A07656 Actions:
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04/17/2009 | referred to mental health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/19/2009 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2009 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2009 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2009 | rules report cal.205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2009 | ordered to third reading rules cal.205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2009 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2009 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2009 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2010 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2010 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2010 | ordered to third reading cal.510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/20/2010 | committed to mental health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/25/2010 | amend and recommit to mental health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/25/2010 | print number 7656a |
A07656 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Alessi
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
ER
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Galef
Yes
Koon
Yes
O'Mara
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Amedore
Yes
Christensen
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lancman
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimminger
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Latimer
Yes
Parment
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gibson
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Bacalles
Yes
Conte
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Seminerio
Yes
Ball
Yes
Cook
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peralta
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
Perry
Yes
Spano
ER
Barra
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez VJ
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Powell
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
ER
Magee
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Benjamin
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quinn
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bing
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Titone
Yes
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Raia
Yes
Titus
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Destito
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Bradley
Yes
Dinowitz
ER
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Towns
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Townsend
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Eddington
Yes
Hyer Spencer
ER
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jacobs
ER
Meng
Yes
Rivera N
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burling
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Millman
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
ER
Molinaro
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Wright
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Morelle
ER
Russell
Yes
Zebrowski
ER
Camara
ER
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Nolan
ER
Saladino
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07656 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7656--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 17, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, LIFTON, JAFFEE, WEISENBERG, LUPARDO, SCHROEDER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities -- committed to Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the task force on quality workers care 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 33.26 to read as follows: 3 § 33.26 Task force on quality workers care. 4 (a) There is hereby established within the department the task force 5 on quality workers care to study and make recommendations regarding 6 those who are receiving services in programs and facilities that are 7 licensed, certified or operated by an office of the department. The 8 task force on quality workers care shall study the following: 9 (1) qualifications for employment; 10 (2) education and training requirements for employment; 11 (3) required staffing needs at all state and provider care facilities; 12 (4) compensation benefit packages and retention for employees of such 13 facilities; 14 (5) continuing education and training programs; 15 (6) whistleblower protection for employees; and 16 (7) any other subjects that the task force deems appropriate. 17 (b) The task force shall be comprised of the commissioner of mental 18 health, the commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disa- 19 bilities, the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services, 20 the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of children and family 21 services, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of education, the 22 president of the state civil service commission, a representative from EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10819-02-0A. 7656--A 2 1 the commission on quality of care and advocacy for persons with disabil- 2 ities, two representatives from provider agencies, two mental hygiene 3 patient advocates, two parents or legal guardians of patients who are 4 receiving residential mental hygiene services, and five representatives 5 to be appointed by the governor, with three of such appointments being 6 upon the recommendation of the labor organization that represents work- 7 ers in state and provider care facilities. 8 (c) The commissioner of mental health or his or her designee shall be 9 the chair of the task force. 10 (d) The task force shall meet as often as deemed necessary by the 11 chair but in no event less than four times per year. 12 (e) The members of the task force shall receive no salary or other 13 compensation for their services but shall be entitled to reimbursement 14 for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 15 duties. 16 (f) By December first, two thousand eleven, the task force on quality 17 workers care shall create a report on its findings. Such report shall be 18 sent to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the 19 speaker of the assembly. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 21 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the 22 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 23 for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized 24 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.