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A3405Assembly2019-2020 Session

End Justice Center Law

Official title

“Repeals part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, amending the executive law and other laws, relating to establishing the justice center for the protection of people with special needs”

Sponsor Thomas AbinantiAD-92+1 co-sponsorAffects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Mental Health
Impact
9/10
Transformational
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Mental Health

What's happening

This bill repeals the law that established the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Eliminating the Justice Center could significantly alter how abuse and neglect cases involving people with special needs are investigated and prosecuted in New York, potentially reducing dedicated oversight and protections.

  2. Repealing the law may shift responsibility for protecting vulnerable populations back to a patchwork of agencies, which could result in less specialized expertise, inconsistent enforcement, and gaps in accountability.

  3. Supporters or opponents of this bill may see it as a statement about the effectiveness, necessity, or performance of the Justice Center, and its repeal could influence broader debates about how best to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities or special needs.

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Who cares

  • Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs

    The bill would repeal the 2012 law provisions establishing the center.

  • People with special needs and their advocates

    The bill would repeal the statutory provisions establishing a center dedicated to their protection.

  • State agencies administering executive, criminal procedure, correction and public health laws

    The repeal would target the part of the 2012 law that amended these laws to establish the Justice Center.

Headline styles

End Justice Center Law

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Thomas Abinanti

Assembly Member · Assembly District 92

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to mental health
  2. Referred to mental health

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3405

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 29, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to repeal part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, amending the executive law, the criminal procedure law, the correction law and the public health law, relating to establishing the justice center for the protection of people with special needs

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

Section 1. Part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, amending the executive law, the criminal procedure law, the correction law and the public health law, relating to establishing the justice center for the protection of people with special needs is REPEALED.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05141-01-9

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