N.Y.
Social Services Law Section 464-C
Advisory committee created
1.
An advisory committee shall be created to assist the commissioner in carrying out the provisions of this article. Such advisory committee shall consist of seven members, with the commissioner or his or her designee serving as chairperson. Membership of the committee shall include the following persons or their designees: the chairperson of the legislative commission on the development of rural resources which was created by chapter four hundred twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-two; the director of the state office of rural affairs; the director of the office for the aging; the commissioner of the department of health; the commissioner of the division for youth; and the commissioner of the office of mental health. The chairperson of the advisory committee may invite the commissioner or director, or his or her designee, of any other state agency or department, or any other rural human services provider or consumer, to serve as an ex-officio member of the committee. The commissioner shall take actions to promote the efficient and effective operation of the advisory committee.2.
The advisory committee shall:a.
Review and recommend to the commissioner guidelines for the operation of the rural human services networking program;b.
Recommend any changes in statutes or regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article;c.
Assist the department in the evaluation of individual pilot projects and of the rural human services networking program; andd.
Assist in the development of interim and final reports, in accordance with § 464-E (Distribution of reports)section four hundred sixty-four-e of this article.e.
Assist the commissioner in determining those rural areas to receive priority consideration in selecting pilot project sites, pursuant to subdivision four of § 464-D (Program established)section four hundred sixty-four-d of this article.
Source:
Section 464-C — Advisory committee created, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SOS/464-C (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).
