Requires that on and after December 31, 2021, the developmental disabilities council consists of eight members to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, eight members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly and fifteen members to be appointed by the governor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6293--A
Cal. No. 888
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 20, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the
Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the appointment
of members to the developmental disabilities advisory council
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 13.05 of the mental
2 hygiene law, subdivision (a) as amended by chapter 37 of the laws of
3 2011, and subdivision (b) as amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 1986,
4 are amended to read as follows:
5 (a) There is hereby established a developmental disabilities advisory
6 council. The council shall consist of the commissioner, the chairman of
7 the conference of local mental hygiene directors or his designee, and at
8 least thirty-three members to be appointed by the governor. Beginning
9 on and after December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one, the council
10 shall consist of eight members to be appointed by the temporary presi-
11 dent of the senate, eight members to be appointed by the speaker of the
12 assembly, one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the
13 senate, one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
14 bly and fifteen members to be appointed by the governor. Any current
15 member shall be allowed to finish his or her term. The commissioner
16 shall oversee and assist with the transition to the makeup of the coun-
17 cil after such date, ensuring that as current members' terms expire, the
18 council appoints members in the manner set forth in this subdivision.
19 Members shall be appointed only if they have demonstrated an active
20 interest in or have obtained professional knowledge in the care of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 persons with developmental disabilities or in the field of developmental
2 disabilities generally. The governor shall designate one of the
3 appointed members as chair. The council shall at all times include in
4 its membership representatives of community service board developmental
5 disabilities subcommittees, providers of services and non-governmental
6 organizations concerned with services for persons with developmental
7 disabilities. At least one-third of the membership of the advisory coun-
8 cil shall consist of consumer representatives including persons with
9 developmental disabilities, or their parents or guardians.
10 (b) Members shall be appointed for terms of three years provided,
11 however, that of the members first appointed, one-third shall be
12 appointed for one year terms and one-third shall be appointed for two
13 year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as [original
14 appointments for the remainder of the unexpired term] prescribed in
15 subdivision (a) of this section. The designation of a member as chair
16 shall be made bi-annually.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
