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- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
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BILL NUMBER:S1917
Title of bill
An act to amend part R2 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the mental hygiene law and the state finance law relating to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the membership of subcommittees for mental health of community service boards and the duties of such subcommittees and creating the community health and workforce reinvestment account, in relation to the effective date thereof
Purpose
To extend New York State's Community Mental Health Workforce Reinvestment Program and the community health workforce reinvestment account until March 31, 2020.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 7 of part R2 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 to extend until March 31, 2020, those provisions of law which provide for community mental health reinvestment.
Section 2 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date.
Existing law
New York's Mental Health Community Reinvestment Act was originally enacted in 1993 to direct all savings within the State-operated mental health service delivery system be reallocated to localities across the State to meet the mental health needs of individuals and facilitate their ability to live independently in their home communities. The program was allowed to expire in 2001, but was finally signed back into law with revisions by chapter 62 of the laws of 2003. That statute expired on March 31, 2010.
Justification
Community Mental Health Reinvestment was initiated in 1993 with a sunset and subsequently renewed with revisions to establish the state policy that savings achieved through downsizing of state operated mental health facilities would be reallocated to localities across the state to meet the mental health needs of individuals and facilitate their ability to live independently in their home communities. Reinvestment was an important promise that the state made and has continued to support for over 15 years. It has proved enormously successful and helpful in creating and supporting community mental health services. On March, 2010 the promise of reinvestment sunsets. It is incumbent upon the state to take action and ensure that any opportunities for reinvestments into our community mental health service system remain intact.
Legislative history
2013-2014: S.1466/A.1976 - Referred to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
2011-12: S.3062/A.1072 - Died in Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities 2010: S.6683/A.10405 - Vetoed, Message No. 6729
Fiscal implications
None to state unless facilities are downsized in which case a portion of the savings would go to the community mental health support and workforce reinvest account instead of to the State's general fund.
Effective date
Immediately.
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