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A10036 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10036
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2026
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        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on People with Disabilities
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law, in relation to authorizing
          surveillance cameras in group homes funded or operated by  the  office
          for people with developmental disabilities
 
          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  16.39 to read as follows:
     3  § 16.39 Surveillance cameras in group homes.
     4    The  office  is  authorized to install surveillance cameras with sound
     5  capability in all public common areas including, but not limited to, all
     6  common living areas, dining areas,  hallways,  classrooms  and  time-out
     7  rooms  in all group homes funded or operated by the office which provide
     8  services for children or adults with mental or physical disabilities.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14532-01-6

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