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Senator · Senate District 43
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History
- Signed chap.558
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.544
- Substituted for A8325
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1413
- Referred to rules
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Relates to reporting of crimes at mental hygiene facilities
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5795
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the reporting of crimes at mental hygiene facilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to require certain allegations of crimes at Mental Hygiene facilities be reported as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill requires that certain allegations of crimes be reported to law enforcement as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours at state run psychiatric facilities.
Section 2 of the bill requires that certain allegations of crimes be reported to law enforcement as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours at state run Office for People with Developmental Disabilities facilities.
Section 3 of the bill requires that certain allegations of crimes be reported to law enforcement as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours at voluntary facilities licensed by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Section 4 of the bill requires that certain allegations of crimes be reported to law enforcement as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours at voluntary facilities licensed by the Office of Mental Health.
Justification
The New York Times recently published an article which chronicled allegations of abuse and mistreatment of residents with developmental disabilities in group homes. As a result, the Assembly held a series of statewide public hearings aimed at carefully examining the quality of care and safety measures in homes for individuals with developmental disabilities.
It has come to the attention of the Assembly that if it appears a crime has been committed at Mental Hygiene facilities, law enforcement does not have to be contacted sooner than three working days. Waiting to contact law enforcement for three working days is too long for certain crimes, where physical evidence may be lost and memories of events may fade. This bill would require that certain violent crimes be reported to law enforcement as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal impact
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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