Relates to membership of the advisory council established within the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute; provides that vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments for the remainder of the term.

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S250-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S250-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S250

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to membership of the
advisory council established within the acquired immune deficiency
syndrome institute

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires the selection of the advisory council be representative
of people living with HIV/AIDS in the state of New York.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 is amended to reflect the following:

Advisory council members shall be appointed to a four year term and
can be re-appointed for another four years.

Section 1 is further amended to reflect the following:

The advisory council shall include 6 members living with HIV/AIDS.

JUSTIFICATION:
The advisory council must reflect the changing circumstances that
encompass the HIV/AIDS community in the state of New York. By having
term limits, new innovations and ideas from dynamic individuals can
be instituted to keep current with the ever changing climate of
information regarding HIV/AIDS. Further, having members living with
HIV/AIDS gives a voice and perspective that is essential and needed
for many who may feel that they do not have such a voice speaking on
their behalf.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.3679 OF 2011
03/02/11  REFERRED TO HEALTH
01/04/12  REFERRED TO HEALTH

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.

S250-2013 Text

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

                                     250

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

  AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to membership of  the
    advisory  council  established  within  the acquired immune deficiency
    syndrome institute

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


    Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 2778 of the public health law, as
  amended by chapter 172 of the laws  of  1990,  is  amended  to  read  as
  follows:

    1. There shall be established within the institute an advisory council
  composed  of  seventeen  members who shall be appointed in the following
  manner: three shall be appointed  by  the  temporary  president  of  the
  senate  and  one  by  the  minority leader of the senate; three shall be
  appointed by the speaker of the assembly and one by the minority  leader
  of  the  assembly; nine shall be appointed by the governor. The governor
  shall designate the chairman of the advisory council.  THE MEMBERS SHALL
  BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, AND MAY BE RE-APPOINTED  FOR  ONE
  ADDITIONAL  TERM  OF  FOUR YEARS. IN NO CASE SHALL ANY MEMBER SERVE MORE
  THAN A TOTAL OF EIGHT YEARS. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER  OF
  ORIGINAL  APPOINTMENTS  FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. THE MEMBERS SHALL
  BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INFECTED POPULATION WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE  STATE
  OF  NEW  YORK  BASED  ON  CENTERS  FOR  DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) STATISTICS
  INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL  INCLUDE  AT
  LEAST  SIX  MEMBERS  INFECTED  WITH HIV/AIDS. The members of the council
  shall ALSO be representative of  the  public,  educational  and  medical
  institutions,  local  health  departments  and  nonprofit organizations,
  including organizations providing services to high risk populations.
    S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
  law.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02250-01-3