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A 1133: Relates to the powers and duties of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs; adds additional duties relating to investigations of allegations of abuse and neglect.
What A 1133 does, verified January 12, 2026
The proposed law aims to enhance the oversight of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. The advisory council will review the center's mission, operations, and prosecutorial actions to ensure that allegations of abuse and neglect are valid and that individuals responsible are held accountable. This review will also cover common standards for investigators, prosecutorial conduct, and the register of names of individuals found responsible for abuse or neglect. The law will also examine investigations and procedures related to cases involving death. The proposed changes will take effect sixty days after the law becomes effective.
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Last action: referred to mental health (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 09, 2025 | referred to mental health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 314 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1133 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 561 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 3 6-a. The council shall review the mission and operations of the 4 justice center for the protection of people with special needs, the 5 validity of claims of abuse and neglect and the appropriateness of 6 prosecutorial actions. This review shall also include but not be limited 7 to: 8 (a) ensuring that allegations of abuse and neglect are valid and if so 9 have been promptly and fully investigated; 10 (b) reviewing common standards and requirements for investigators; 11 (c) ensuring that individuals who are responsible for abuse and 12 neglect have been held accountable; 13 (d) reviewing all prosecutorial conduct and ensuring all prosecutions 14 were valid and within the mission of the agency; 15 (e) reviewing the register of names of individuals found responsible 16 for acts of abuse or neglect and whether such individuals have been 17 barred from employment in the care of people with special needs; and 18 (f) reviewing investigations and procedures related to cases involving 19 death. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03438-01-5
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