New York A 11236: Relates to coordination of policies and services of the traumatic brain injury program with the office for the prevention of domestic violence

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A11236 Summary:

BILL NOA11236 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09457

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SPONSORBrown E

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COSPNSRBlumencranz, Angelino, DeStefano, Brook-Krasny, Novakhov, Gray, McDonough, Lemondes, Ra, Norber

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2740 & 2744, Pub Health L

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Directs the coordination of policies and services of the traumatic brain injury program with the office for the prevention of domestic violence; includes the executive director of the office for the prevention of domestic violence on the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council.

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BILL NOA11236 

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05/01/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11236

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to coordination of
 policies and services of the traumatic brain injury program with the
 office for the prevention of domestic violence

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 2740 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
 2 ter 672 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 2740. Traumatic brain injury program. The department shall have the
 4 central responsibility for administering the provisions of this article
 5 and otherwise coordinating the state's policies with respect to traumat-
 6 ic brain injury, in consultation with the office for people with devel-
 7 opmental disabilities, the office of mental health, the department of
 8 education, the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse services]
 9 addiction services and supports, the department of social services, the
 10 office of the advocate for the disabled, the office for the prevention
 11 of domestic violence, and the commission on quality of care for the
 12 mentally disabled.
 13 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2744 of the public health law, as
 14 amended by chapter 672 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 15 follows:
 16 1. The traumatic brain injury services coordinating council is hereby
 17 established and shall consist of the following persons or their desig-
 18 nees: the commissioner, the commissioner of the office for people with
 19 developmental disabilities, the office of mental health, the commission-
 20 er of education, the commissioner of [alcoholism and substance abuse
 21 services] addiction services and supports, the commissioner of social
 22 services, the state advocate for the disabled, the executive director of
 23 the office for the prevention of domestic violence and the commission on
 24 quality of care for the mentally disabled. In addition, the council
 25 shall consist of the following persons: five persons appointed by the
 26 governor, three of whom shall be persons with traumatic brain injury and
 27 two of whom shall be representative of the public and have a demon-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15162-01-6

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 1 strated expertise and interest in traumatic brain injury; two persons
 2 appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be
 3 a person with traumatic brain injury and one of whom shall be represen-
 4 tative of the public and have a demonstrated expertise and interest in
 5 traumatic brain injury; two persons appointed by the speaker of the
 6 assembly, one of whom shall be a person with traumatic brain injury and
 7 one of whom shall be representative of the public and have a demon-
 8 strated expertise and interest in traumatic brain injury, one person
 9 appointed by the minority leader of the senate who shall be a person
 10 with traumatic brain injury or be representative of the public and have
 11 a demonstrated expertise and interest in traumatic brain injury; and one
 12 person appointed by the minority leader of the assembly who shall be a
 13 person with traumatic brain injury or be representative of the public
 14 and have a demonstrated expertise and interest