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A 7560: Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the activities of the council, and to make such report public.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified December 20, 2025

What A 7560 does, verified December 20, 2025

The bill requires the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council to submit an annual report on the council's activities to the Governor, the temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly. The report must be delivered by December 31st of each year and posted on the department's website. The report should include information on actions taken to promote public understanding and acceptance of developmental disabilities, recommendations for statewide priorities and goals for services, and any other relevant actions taken by the council. The report will be effective immediately.

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Last action: approval memo.44 (2025-12-19)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7560
What is the current status of A 7560?
As of December 20, 2025, A 7560 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on December 19, 2025, was "approval memo.44".
Did A 7560 pass?
Yes. A 7560 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action December 19, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote A 7560, and where is it now?
A 7560 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara with 5 coauthors.
Author and sponsors
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Coauthors
MaryJane ShimskyChris BurdickStefani ZinermanJoe DeStefanoNader Sayegh
Recent actions18 total · showing 5
Dec. 19, 2025approval memo.44
Dec. 19, 2025signed chap.663
Dec. 08, 2025delivered to governor
Jun. 05, 2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun. 05, 2025PASSED SENATE
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 252 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7560 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on People with Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report on the state's service delivery system for individuals with intellec- tual and developmental disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 13.05 of the mental hygiene law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: 3 (h) The developmental disabilities advisory council shall submit a 4 report yearly to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and 5 the speaker of the assembly on the state's service delivery system for 6 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Such 7 report shall be delivered by the thirty-first of December of each calen- 8 dar year and shall be made available to the public. Such report shall 9 include, at minimum: 10 1. outcomes and impacts of existing programs; 11 2. policy and budget priorities based on stakeholder input; 12 3. identified gaps in services delivery; and 13 4. recommendations for improving services. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11241-01-5 
Text of A 7560 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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