2013 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 27-CC - (2740 - 2744) NEW YORK STATE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM
2744 - The traumatic brain injury services coordinating council.

 
    §  2744. The traumatic brain injury services coordinating council.  1.
  The traumatic brain  injury  services  coordinating  council  is  hereby
  established  and  shall  consist  of  the  following  persons  or  their
  designees: the commissioner, the commissioner of mental retardation  and
  developmental   disabilities,   the   office   of   mental  health,  the
  commissioner of education, the commissioner of alcoholism and  substance
  abuse  services, the commissioner of social services, the state advocate
  for the disabled and the commission on quality of care for the  mentally
  disabled.  In  addition,  the  council  shall  consist  of the following
  persons: five persons appointed by the governor, three of whom shall  be
  persons   with   traumatic  brain  injury  and  two  of  whom  shall  be
  representative of the public  and  have  a  demonstrated  expertise  and
  interest  in  traumatic  brain  injury;  two  persons  appointed  by the
  temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be  a  person  with
  traumatic  brain  injury  and one of whom shall be representative of the
  public and have a demonstrated expertise and interest in traumatic brain
  injury; two persons appointed by the speaker of  the  assembly,  one  of
  whom shall be a person with traumatic brain injury and one of whom shall
  be  representative  of  the public and have a demonstrated expertise and
  interest in traumatic brain injury, one person appointed by the minority
  leader of the senate who shall be a person with traumatic  brain  injury
  or be representative of the public and have a demonstrated expertise and
  interest  in  traumatic  brain  injury;  and one person appointed by the
  minority leader of the assembly who shall be  a  person  with  traumatic
  brain  injury or be representative of the public and have a demonstrated
  expertise and interest in traumatic brain injury. Of  the  five  persons
  appointed by the governor, three shall serve for a term of one year, one
  shall  serve  for  a term of two years and one shall serve for a term of
  three years.  Of the two persons appointed by the temporary president of
  the senate, one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall  serve
  for  a  term of three years. Of the two persons appointed by the speaker
  of the assembly, one shall serve for a term of two years and  one  shall
  serve  for  a  term of three years. The person appointed by the minority
  leader of the senate and the person appointed by the minority leader  of
  the assembly shall serve for a term of one year. Subsequent appointments
  for  vacancies shall be for a term of three years and shall be filled in
  the same manner as the original appointment.
    2. The council shall be charged with recommending  to  the  department
  long  range  objectives,  goals  and priorities.   It shall also provide
  advice on the planning, coordination and development of needed services.
    3. The members of the council shall receive no compensation for  their
  services,  but  shall  be  allowed  their  actual and necessary expenses
  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder,  subject  to  the
  approval of the commissioner.