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- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
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Includes the executive officer of a local government's office for the aging in the composition of such government's local community service board
In Assembly Committee · Mental Health · Sponsor Didi Barrett
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3013
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to including the executive officer of a local government's office for the aging in the composition of such government's local community service board
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would require an executive officer of a local government's office for the aging to serve on the local community service board's executive committee.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 and 2 of the bill relate to the composition of local community services board in population areas ranging from less than one hundred thousand to cities over one million. Requires that the local government's executive officer of the local government's office for the aging be a member of that local government's community service board's executive committee.
Section 3 relates to when this act shall take effect.
Justification
After meeting with local community service board members and executive officers of local offices for the aging, it was determined that including the executive officer of the local government's office for the aging on that government's community service board executive committee would help to reduce duplication of services and increase coordination of mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities services.
As our population continues to age, and more seniors struggle with mental illnesses, problems of addiction and developmental disabilities, including the executive officer for that local government's office for the aging will help to properly allocate resources in coordination with all of the other departments and agencies that currently make up the executive committee of the community services board.
This act will help to break down silos, eliminate duplication, reduce the cost of services for taxpayers and improve service delivery through better coordination and planning.
Prior legislative history
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Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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