STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4850 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BRABENEC, BYRNES, DeSTEFANO, J. M. GIGLIO, HAWLEY, MORINELLO, NORRIS, RA, REILLY, SAYEGH, TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT directing the commissioner of transportation to conduct a state- wide study and review of the transportation of individuals with devel- opmental disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of the department of transportation, in 2 consultation with the commissioner of the office for people with devel- 3 opmental disabilities and any other department, division, board, bureau, 4 commission, agency or public authority of the state or any political 5 subdivision thereof deemed necessary by the commissioner of transporta- 6 tion and the commissioner of the office for people with developmental 7 disabilities, shall conduct a statewide study and review of the trans- 8 portation of individuals with developmental disabilities. Such study 9 shall include, but not be limited to, geographic location challenges, 10 the availability of transportation for people with developmental disa- 11 bilities, the decision making authority for non-emergency Medicaid 12 transportation, and any unique concerns based on regional issues. The 13 study shall also look at how community homes are currently determined 14 and how such homes will be determined going forward taking into account 15 transportation availability and options. 16 § 2. The commissioner of the office for people with developmental 17 disabilities and the commissioner of transportation shall, on or before 18 December 31, 2023, submit a report of such study, including detailed 19 recommendations and findings, to the governor, the temporary president 20 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the 21 senate, the minority leader of the assembly, and the chairs of the 22 senate and assembly mental health and transportation committees. 23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08487-01-3