13.41*2 – Retaliatory Personnel Actions.
* § 13.41 Retaliatory personnel actions. Employees of facilities, programs and providers operated, licensed, certified, authorized or funded by the office shall have protection from retaliatory action from employers as provided for in sections seven hundred forty and seven hundred forty-one of the labor law. * NB There are 2 § 13.41’s
13.42 – Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board.
§ 13.42 Autism spectrum disorders advisory board. (a) There is hereby established within the office the autism spectrum disorders advisory board. Such board shall consist of twenty-four members, fifteen of whom shall be appointed and nine of whom shall serve ex officio. Of the appointed members, three shall be appointed by the governor, three shall […]
13.25 – Safety.
§ 13.25 Safety. (a) The commissioner and the directors of facilities under his or her jurisdiction may designate safety officers to act as special police officers whose duty it shall be, under orders of the appropriate officer, to preserve peace and good order in such facilities and to fully protect the grounds, buildings, and patients. […]
13.27 – Facility Services.
§ 13.27 Facility services. (a) Chapels. The commissioner may permit any religious or missionary corporation or society or combination of such corporations and societies to erect a building on the grounds of any facility in the office for the holding of religious service, to be used exclusively for the benefit of the patients and employees […]
13.29 – Gifts.
§ 13.29 Gifts. (a) The commissioner, on behalf of the state and if in the public interest, shall accept, hold in trust, administer, apply, execute, or use gifts, devises, bequests, grants, powers, or trusts of personal or real property made to the state, the office for people with developmental disabilities, a facility within the office, […]
13.31 – Disposition of Moneys and Securities.
§ 13.31 Disposition of moneys and securities. (a) The commissioner, or the officer or employee of the office designated by him or her, shall: 1. Receive and turn over to the comptroller for liquidation all bonds, notes, mortgages, trust funds, and other securities and obligations belonging to the office for people with developmental disabilities or […]
13.33 – Boards of Visitors.
§ 13.33 Boards of visitors. (a) Each state operations office under the jurisdiction of the commissioner shall have a minimum of one board of visitors consisting of at least seven but not more than fourteen members. Members appointed or reappointed after the effective date of this chapter shall be appointed by the governor, by and […]
13.17 – Programs, Services, and Operations in the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.
§ 13.17 Programs, services, and operations in the office for people with developmental disabilities. (a) The commissioner shall establish policy and procedures for the organization, administration, and service delivery system under his or her jurisdiction and shall make provision for the effective rendition of supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities. (b) There shall […]
13.19 – Personnel of the Office; Regulations.
§ 13.19 Personnel of the office; regulations. (a) The commissioner may, within the amounts appropriated therefor, appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable rules of the state civil service commission, such officers and employees of the office for people with developmental disabilities as are necessary for efficient administration. The commissioner shall, in exercising […]
13.21 – Directors of State Operations Offices and Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices in the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.
§ 13.21 Directors of state operations offices and developmental disabilities regional offices in the office for people with developmental disabilities. (a) The directors of both the state operations offices and developmental disabilities regional offices in the office for people with developmental disabilities shall be appointed by the commissioner. Each such director shall be in the […]