Assembly Bill A8865

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioners of mental health and developmental disabilities to foster enjoyment of recreational activities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A8865 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6552
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.07, 7.15, 13.07 & 13.15, Ment Hyg L; amd §11-0707, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1394
2017-2018: A4113

2013-A8865 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioners of mental health and developmental disabilities to foster enjoyment of recreational activities; provides that the mentally ill and developmentally disabled may fish without a license.

2013-A8865 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8865

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the  environmental  conserva-
  tion  law, in relation to the provision of recreational activities for
  individual's with mental illness or a developmental disability

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law,
as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) The office of mental health is charged with the responsibility for
assuring  the development of comprehensive plans, programs, and services
in the areas of research, prevention,  and  care,  treatment,  rehabili-
tation,  education,  FOSTERING  ENJOYMENT OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES and
training of the mentally ill. Such plans, programs, and  services  shall
be  developed by the cooperation of the office, the other offices of the
department where appropriate, local governments, consumers and community
organizations and agencies. The office shall provide appropriate facili-
ties and encourage the provision of facilities by local  government  and
community organizations and agencies.
  S  2.  Subdivision  (a)  of section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law, as
amended by section 3 of part I of chapter 58 of the  laws  of  2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The commissioner shall plan, promote, establish, develop, coordi-
nate, evaluate, and conduct programs and services of prevention, diagno-
sis, examination, care, treatment, rehabilitation, training, ENHANCEMENT
OF QUALITY OF LIFE and research for the benefit  of  the  mentally  ill.
Such  programs  shall  include but not be limited to in-patient, out-pa-
tient, partial hospitalization, day care, emergency, rehabilitative, and
other appropriate treatments and services. He  or  she  shall  take  all
actions  that  are  necessary,  desirable,  or  proper  to implement the
purposes of this chapter and to carry out the purposes and objectives of
the department within the amounts made available therefor  by  appropri-
ation,  grant,  gift,  devise,  bequest,  or  allocation from the mental

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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