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                                        8625--A

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     May 29, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHROEDER, P. RIVERA, CUSICK, LUPARDO -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred  to  the
         Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disa-
         bilities  --  reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
         -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
         and recommitted to said committee

       AN  ACT  to  direct  the commissioner of mental retardation and develop-
         mental disabilities to study and report upon the cost to the state for
         the early diagnosis and long-term treatment of autism spectrum  disor-
         der

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. The commissioner of mental  retardation  and  developmental
    2  disabilities  shall  cause  a  study to be performed on the costs to the
    3  state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the  long-
    4  term treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.  Such study
    5  shall  include,  but  not  be limited to, a projected estimate of future
    6  cost to the state associated with state services that will be needed  to
    7  accommodate the growth in the number of individuals being diagnosed with
    8  autism spectrum disorder.
    9    S  2.  On or before April 1, 2010, the commissioner of mental retarda-
   10  tion and developmental disabilities shall deliver a copy of the findings
   11  of the study conducted pursuant to section  one  of  this  act  and  any
   12  legislative  recommendations  he  or  she  deems  to be necessary to the
   13  governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the
   14  assembly,  the chair of the mental health and developmental disabilities
   15  committee of the senate, and the chair of the mental health committee of
   16  the assembly.
   17    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14057-03-9