Senate Bill S4448

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the out-of-state placement committee to develop a residential bed plan and authorizes the dormitory authority to finance new facilities

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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-S4448 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8655
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§483-d & 462, add §462-c, Soc Serv L; amd §§1676 & 1680, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2012
2011-2012: S1996
2015-2016: A4128
2017-2018: A3184

2013-S4448 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the out-of-state placement committee to develop a residential bed plan and authorizes the dormitory authority to finance new facilities.

2013-S4448 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4448

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public authorities  law,
  in  relation  to  directing  the  out-of-state  placement committee to
  develop a residential bed plan and  in  relation  to  authorizing  the
  dormitory authority to finance new facilities

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

  Section 1. Section 483-d of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
  7-A.  RESIDENTIAL  BED  PLAN. (A) THE OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS SHALL DEVELOP A RESIDENTIAL BED PLAN THAT  INCLUDES  RECOMMENDA-
TIONS  TO  ADDRESS  CURRENT  AND  FUTURE PROGRAMMATIC AND PHYSICAL PLANT
NEEDS FOR RENOVATED AND NEW IN-STATE CAPACITY AT RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AND
RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: RESIDENTIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS FOR CHILDREN, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION  FORTY-FOUR  OF  SECTION
SIXTEEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND ANY OTHER
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES LICENSED FACILITY; AND  COMMUNITY
RESIDENCES,  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-EIGHT OF SECTION 1.03 OF
THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
  (I) THE COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION  OF  THE  BUDGET,
SHALL  DEVELOP  A RESIDENTIAL BED PLAN THAT WILL BE BASED ON AGENCY DATA
REGARDING CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN NEED OF  RESIDENTIAL  SERVICES  AND  THE
PROJECTED  FUTURE NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES, AND CURRENT PHYSICAL STATE AND
CAPACITY OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. EACH  MEMBER
AGENCY  THAT  PLACES  CHILDREN  OR  HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS OR  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITIES
WILL PROVIDE THIS DATA TO THE COMMITTEE.
  (II) THE COMMITTEE SHALL FORWARD THE PLAN TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MAJORI-
TY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
ER  OF  THE  SENATE, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AS SOON AS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07263-02-3
              

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