New York S 3715: Requires providers of residential services to developmentally disabled children to have surveillance cameras in the common areas of their residential facilities

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S03715 Summary:

BILL NOS03715 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRGALLIVAN, MATTERA, MURRAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §16.39, Ment Hyg L

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Requires providers of residential services to developmentally disabled children to have surveillance cameras in the common areas of their residential facilities.

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BILL NOS03715 

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3715

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, MURRAY -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
 ers of services for the developmentally disabled

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 16.39 to read as follows:
 3 § 16.39 Surveillance cameras.
 4 (a) (i) Surveillance cameras with sound capability shall be installed
 5 in all public common areas including, but not limited to, all common
 6 living areas, dining areas, hallways, classrooms and time-out rooms in
 7 all group homes, residential and day schools and programs licensed,
 8 certified, funded or operated by the office which provide services for
 9 children or adults with mental or physical disabilities.
 10 (ii) All public common areas including, but not limited to, all common
 11 living areas, dining areas, hallways, classrooms and time-out rooms of a
 12 facility providing residential care to youth which is operated, licensed
 13 or certified by the office of children and family services, or which is
 14 subject to the supervision of such office shall be equipped with
 15 surveillance cameras with sound capability.
 16 (b) In all residential facilities statewide, for children with mental
 17 disabilities certified, licensed, funded or operated by the office,
 18 surveillance cameras may be placed in a child's, age thirteen or young-
 19 er, room at the request of and with the consent of the child's parent or
 20 guardian and only if the child is in a single occupancy bedroom.
 21 (c) Any provider that fails to implement the provisions of this
 22 section shall be subjected to a fine of one thousand dollars per day of
 23 noncompliances.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 25 law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05582-01-5

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