Provides that the provisions creating the abuse prevention notification system shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day and providing that the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities shall take steps to ensure creation of such system and promulgation of necessary rules and regulations.

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S6107A-2011 Actions

• Jan 30, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A8693
• Jan 9, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.13
• Jan 9, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
• Dec 28, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 6107A
• Dec 28, 2011: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

S6107A-2011 Meetings

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: Jan 9, 2012, Rules: Jan 9, 2012

S6107A-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jan 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 10, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 24, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 30, 2012

S6107A-2011 Votes

S6107A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6107A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend a chapter of the laws of 2011, amending the mental hygiene law
relating to creating an abuse prevention notification system, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5796 and A.8330, in relation
to the effectiveness thereof

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To make a correction on the effective date.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 changes the effective date
of A.8330 and S.5796 from the first of January next succeeding the
date on which the act has become law to one hundred eightieth day
after the bill has become law, provided, however, that the
commissioner shall immediately take necessary actions to ensure that
the abuse prevention notification system of the chapter law shall
become operational on the one hundredth and eightieth day.

EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
Amends a chapter of the laws of 2012.

JUSTIFICATION:
This chapter amendment is necessary to ensure that the
Office of People with Developmental Disabilities ("OPWDD") has
adequate time to create the abuse prevention notification system
required by A.8330 and S.5796. Once this bill is enacted, OPWDD will
have one hundred and eighty days to create a system where OPWDD
providers will be able to obtain the prior abuse history of
perspective employees or volunteers. After this law is enacted, OPWDD
will immediately take necessary actions to ensure that the system is
operational in one hundred and eighty days, including creating
technical and operational support for the system and promulgating
necessary rules and regulations.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New legislation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Undetermined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately.

S6107A-2011 Text

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

                                   6107--A

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 4, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
    mental Disabilities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
    reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

  AN  ACT  to  amend  a  chapter  of the laws of 2011, amending the mental
    hygiene law relating to  creating  an  abuse  prevention  notification
    system,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5796 and A. 8330,
    in relation to the effectiveness thereof

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


    Section  1.  Section  4 of a chapter of the laws of 2011, amending the
  mental hygiene law relating to creating an abuse prevention notification
  system, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5796 and A. 8330, is
  amended to read as follows:

    S 4. This act shall take effect on the [first of January next succeed-
  ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law;  provided,  however,
  that  effective  immediately the commissioner of developmental disabili-
  ties and the commissioner of mental health may adopt, amend, suspend  or
  repeal rules or regulations and take other actions prior to and in prep-
  aration for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date]
  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTIETH  DAY AFTER IT SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW; PROVIDED,
  HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOP-
  MENTAL  DISABILITIES  SHALL IMMEDIATELY TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ENSURE
  THAT THE ABUSE PREVENTION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM CREATED BY SECTION ONE  OF
  THIS  ACT  SHALL BECOME OPERATIONAL ON SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE. SUCH ACTIONS
  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PLANNING AND CREATION OF AN  ABUSE
  PREVENTION  NOTIFICATION  SYSTEM,  INCLUDING  APPROPRIATE  TECHNICAL AND
  OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, AND PROMULGATION OF ANY NECESSARY RULES  AND  REGU-
  LATIONS.
    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD13903-02-2