STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8992 IN ASSEMBLY February 1, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on People with Disabilities AN ACT to amend part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016 amending the mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a state-op- erated individualized residential alternative, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of part Q of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, 2 amending the mental hygiene law relating to the closure or transfer of a 3 state-operated individualized residential alternative, as amended by 4 chapter 176 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 6 deemed repealed March 31, [2024] 2026. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13883-01-3