Bill Text: NY A04625 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing an autism housing fund for the construction of group housing for individuals with autism, and making an appropriation therefor
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-05 - referred to mental health [A04625 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A04625-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4625
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, TOBACCO, BARRA, ALFANO, KOLB, RAIA,
CONTE, McDONOUGH, FIELDS, DUPREY, McKEVITT, THIELE, GIGLIO, SCOZZAFA-
VA, SAYWARD, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES,
BURLING, CROUCH, ERRIGO, QUINN, RABBITT, WEISENBERG -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing an
autism housing fund for the construction of group housing for individ-
uals with autism, and making an appropriation therefor
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 13.41 to read as follows:
3 S 13.41 AUTISM HOUSING FUND.
4 THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AN AUTISM HOUSING FUND FOR THE
5 CONSTRUCTION OF GROUP HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. THE COMMIS-
6 SIONER SHALL HAVE THE CENTRAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTERING THE
7 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND OTHERWISE COORDINATING THE STATE'S POLI-
8 CIES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING TO
9 INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE
10 FOR THE DISABLED, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL
11 DISABILITIES, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMISSION ON QUALITY
12 OF CARE FOR THE MENTALLY DISABLED. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP A
13 COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HOUSING AND OTHER ESSEN-
14 TIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO
15 DEVELOP A BIENNIAL PLAN AND PRIORITIES FOR THE FUNDING OF THE SERVICES
16 AND PROGRAMS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOP-
17 MENT AND EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING AND PROGRAMS AND, TO THE
18 EXTENT FEASIBLE, UTILIZE EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEMONSTRATED INTER-
19 EST AND EXPERTISE IN SERVING PERSONS WITH AUTISM AND SHALL, WITHIN FUNDS
20 AVAILABLE, ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH SUCH ORGANIZATIONS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 S 2. The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), or so much
2 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in
3 the state treasury in the general fund to the credit of the state
4 purposes account, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately
5 available, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act.
6 Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the state comp-
7 troller on vouchers certified or approved in the manner prescribed by
8 law.
9 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
10 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
11 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
12 tive date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or
13 before such effective date.
