Bill Text: NY A05404 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the department of state to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A05404 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A05404-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 2234 A. 5404
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. O. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. BENEDETTO, COOK, DIAZ, FIELDS, GREENE, HOOPER, LAVINE, McENENY,
PHEFFER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the depart-
ment of state to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and
child supervision residential facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101 to
2 read as follows:
3 S 101. STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE AND CHILD SUPERVISION
4 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL ESTABLISH AND
5 MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE AND CHILD SUPERVISION
6 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE NAME AND
7 ADDRESS OF EVERY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITY:
8 A. SUBJECT TO SUPERVISION OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
9 SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINETEEN-G OF THIS CHAPTER;
10 B. SUBJECT TO REGULATION OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH PURSUANT TO
11 THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW;
12 C. SUBJECT TO THE REGULATION OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND
13 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AND
14 D. SUBJECT TO THE REGULATION OF THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE
15 ABUSE SERVICES.
16 2. COMMENCING ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND ON THE
17 FIRST OF EVERY OTHER MONTH THEREAFTER, THE OFFICES OF CHILDREN AND FAMI-
18 LY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISA-
19 BILITIES, AND ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL SUBMIT TO
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 2234 2 A. 5404
1 THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE A LIST OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EVERY RESIDEN-
2 TIAL HOUSING FACILITY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH OFFICE, WHICH
3 IS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE
4 AND CHILD SUPERVISION RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE
5 OF THIS SECTION.
6 3. THE STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE AND CHILD SUPERVISION
7 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES SHALL BE REGULARLY UPDATED AND MAINTAINED IN AN
8 ACCURATE MANNER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE
9 THE REGISTRY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PRINT, ELECTRONIC FORM
10 AND ON A WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
11 4. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE STATEWIDE
12 REGISTRY OF MENTAL HYGIENE AND CHILD SUPERVISION RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
13 TO THE LEGISLATURE NOT LESS THAN TWICE EACH YEAR.
14 S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010, provided that any
15 actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec-
16 tive date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such
17 date.
