S7035-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to adding the superintendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating council

Relates to adding the superintendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating council.

Sponsor: HANNON / Co-sponsor(s): LARKIN
Law Section: Public Health Law / Law: Amd S2553, Pub Health L

S7035-2011 Actions

May 22, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A9347
May 21, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 16, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 15, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.820
Apr 24, 2012: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S7035-2011 Meetings

Health: May 15, 2012

S7035-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012

S7035-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Health - May 15, 2012

Ayes (16): Hannon, Ball, Farley, Fuschillo, Golden, Larkin, McDonald, Seward, Young, Duane, Adams, Gianaris, Montgomery, Rivera, Smith, Stewart-Cousins
Ayes W/R (1): Peralta

S7035-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7035

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to adding the super-
intendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating
council

PURPOSE:
Increases to twenty-seven members the state Early Intervention Coordi-
nating Council (EICC) to include the superintendent of financial
services to comply with federal guidelines.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill increases the number of members on the early
intervention coordinating council from twenty-six to twenty-seven
members and specifies that seven members shall be the commissioners of:
health, education, office of children & family services, people with
developmental disabilities, mental health, alcoholism and substance
abuse services, and the superintendent of financial services, or their
designated appointees.

Section 2 provides the effective date for this legislation.

JUSTIFICATION:
The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires
member composition for State Interagency Coordinating Councils relating
to Early Intervention services meet certain criteria. One requirement is
that at least one member represent the agency responsible for the State
regulation of private health insurance. Prior to the enactment of the
2011 state budget, that role had been filled by the Superintendent of
Insurance, or their designated appointee.

However, the 2011 budget established the Financial Services Law, consol-
idating the Department of Banking and Department of Insurance into the
Department of Financial Services. As a result, the Superintendent of
Insurance's representation on the EICC was removed.  In order to meet
federal regulations, an appointee from the Department of Financial
Services must be represented on the council.

This legislation puts New York within federal compliance, and expands
the number of scats by one to ensure that the Department of Financial
Services receives representation at the council.  These changes were
suggested by the State Early Intervention Coordinating Council chair-
person.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S7035-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          7035
 I N  SENATE
 April 24, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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 adding the  super
 intendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating
 council
 

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

 

Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  1  of  section  2553  of  the
 public  health  law, as amended by section 80 of part A of chapter 62 of
 the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:

 (b) The council shall consist of  [twenty-six]  TWENTY-SEVEN  members,
 unless  otherwise required by federal law, appointed by the governor. At
 least five members shall be parents, four of whom shall  be  parents  of
 children  with disabilities aged twelve or younger and one of whom shall
 be the parent of a child with disabilities aged six or younger; at least
 five shall be representatives of public or private  providers  of  early
 intervention services; at least one shall be involved in personnel prep
 aration or training; at least two shall be early intervention officials;
 at  least  two shall be members of the legislature; [six] SEVEN shall be
 the commissioner and the commissioners of education, [social  services,]
 THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, people with developmental
 disabilities, mental health, alcoholism and substance abuse services AND
 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, or their appropriate designees
 with sufficient authority to engage in policy planning  and  implementa
 tion on behalf of their agencies.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S7035-2011: Relates to adding the superintendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating council