New York S 7794: Establishes the statewide group home families working group

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S07794 Summary:

BILL NOS07794 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01130-A

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§13.03 & 5.07, add §13.05-a, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes the statewide group home families working group; provides that duties include informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of importance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in group homes and their families and guardians, providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities and goals for individuals residing in group homes and families and guardians of individuals residing in group homes, advising the commissioner on such other matters related to group homes as the statewide group home families working group deems relevant, holding regional public meetings to solicit and receive input from residents of group homes and family members and guardians of residents of group homes, and any matter relating to the performance of their duties with relation to individuals in group homes and on policies, Establishes the statewide group home families working group; provides that duties include informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of importance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in group homes and their families and guardians, providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities and goals for individuals residing in group homes and families and guardians of individuals residing in group homes, advising the commissioner on such other matters related to group homes as the statewide group home families working group deems relevant, holding public meetings to solicit and receive input from residents of group homes and family members and guardians of residents of group homes, and any matter relating to the performance of their duties with relation to individuals in group homes and on policies, goals, budget and operation of group homes.

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BILL NOS07794 

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05/06/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

05/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

05/11/20261ST REPORT CAL.1001

05/12/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/13/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A1130A

&nbspA01130 AMEND=A Santabarbara

&nbsp01/09/2025referred to people with disabilities

&nbsp05/01/2025amend and recommit to people with disabilities

&nbsp05/01/2025print number 1130a

&nbsp05/06/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/27/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/29/2025reported 

&nbsp05/29/2025rules report cal.288

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.288

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/29/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.41

&nbsp01/12/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/12/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/12/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S7794

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1001

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7794

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
 statewide group home families working group

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

 1 Section 1. Section 13.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. "group home" means a community residence as defined in section 1.03
 4 of this chapter, serving people with developmental disabilities.
 5 § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 13.05-a
 6 to read as follows:
 7 § 13.05-a Statewide group home families working group.
 8 (a) There is hereby established a statewide group home families work-
 9 ing group. The statewide group home families working group shall consist