New York A 8608: Establishes a statewide residential families committee

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A08608 Summary:

BILL NOA08608 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07484-A

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRHevesi

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 13.05, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes a statewide residential families committee within the developmental disabilities advisory council.

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BILL NOA08608 

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05/22/2025referred to people with disabilities

01/07/2026referred to people with disabilities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8608

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on People with Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 statewide residential families committee

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

 1 Section 1. Section 13.05 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
 3 (h) 1. In addition to any other committees established by the develop-
 4 mental disabilities advisory council as deemed necessary by the chair
 5 under paragraph one of subdivision (c) of this section, there shall be
 6 established a statewide residential families committee whose members
 7 shall be persons with developmental disabilities residing in community
 8 residences, intermediate care facilities, or other residential facili-
 9 ties for the care and treatment of persons with developmental disabili-
 10 ties or family members or guardians of persons with developmental disa-
 11 bilities residing in such residences or facilities for the care and
 12 treatment of persons with developmental disabilities.
 13 2. The commissioner shall provide for an appropriate and timely appli-
 14 cation process to facilitate selection of members. No member of the
 15 residential families committee shall be an owner, operator, person with
 16 ownership interest in or board member of an entity operating a community
 17 residence, intermediate care facility, or other residential facility for
 18 the care and treatment of persons with developmental disabilities or be
 19 employed by an entity operating a community residence, intermediate care
 20 facility, or other residential facility for the care and treatment of
 21 persons with developmental disabilities.
 22 3. The statewide residential families committee shall meet quarterly.
 23 4. The duties of the statewide residential families committee shall
 24 include, but not be limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11315-04-5

 A. 8608 2

 1 (i) Informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of impor-
 2 tance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in community
 3 residences, intermediate care facilities, or other residential facili-
 4 ties for the care and treatment of persons with developmental disabili-
 5 ties and their families and guardians;
 6 (ii) Providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities
 7 and goals for individuals residing in community residences, intermediate
 8 care facilities, or other residential facilities for the care and treat-
 9 ment of persons with developmental disabilities and families and guardi-
 10 ans of individuals residing in such residences or facilities;
 11 (iii) Advising the commissioner on such other matters related to
 12 community residences, intermediate care facilities, or other residential
 13 facilities for the care and treatment of persons with developmental
 14 disabilities as the statewide residential families committee deems rele-
 15 vant; and
 16 (iv) Holding regional public meetings to solicit and receive input
 17 from residents of community residences, intermediate care facilities, or
 18 other residential facilities for the care and treatment of persons with
 19 developmental disabilities and from family members and guardians of
 20 residents of such residences or facilities regarding their operation
 21 including, but not limited to, care provided.
 22 § 2. This act shall