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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Outlines criteria by which the commissioner of health shall appoint a director of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Annette Robinson
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3678
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to appointment by the commissioner of health of a director for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires the director be representative of the population living with HIV/AIDS.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 is amended to reflect the following:
The director is appointed for a four year term, and may be re-appointed by the Commissioner up to two additional terms of four years upon the recommendation of the advisory council.
Section 1 is further amended to reflect the following:
The pool of candidates submitted by the advisory council for Director shall be representative of the population living with HIV/AIDS in New York State.
Justification
New York City is one of three epicenters for HIV/AIDS in the United States, and has the 2nd highest AIDS case rates in the United States at 40.8% with growth rates of infection in Brooklyn increasing 25% each year.
According to the latest Center for Disease Control statistics in 2007 for New York State, 43.9% of those infected with HIV/AIDS are African American, and 29.6% are Hispanic. Yet when looking at the leadership of the AIDS Institute, it does not reflect the faces of those living with HIV/AIDS. There are no Blacks indigenous to the United States, and the Hispanic membership is not representative of the infected population of Hispanics within New York State.
There is a need to address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans and Hispanics in New York state. By having the director appointed from a pool of candidates that represent the population of those living with HIV/AIDS in New York state, those issues that may affect that population, which include care and prevention services, housing, discrimination of persons with HIV/AIDS, and prescription services can be better appreciated, understood, and addressed in a comprehensive and productive manner.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a law.
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