2023 New York Laws › PBH - Public Health › Article 27-CC - 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 the office  for  people
with  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.
4. (a) Within the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council
there shall be established a concussion  management  advisory  committee
which  shall  develop recommendations specific to concussion management,
academic  scholarship,  and  public  awareness  for  submission  to  the
traumatic  brain injury services coordinating council for consideration.
The committee shall consist of members appointed from the membership  of
the  traumatic  brain injury services coordinating council by a majority
vote of the council. Additional committee members may  be  appointed  by
the   commissioner  and  shall  have  demonstrated  experience  with  or
expertise in one of the following areas: public health expertise related
to mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions, academic  research  in
the  area  of  traumatic  brain  injuries and concussion management, and
public awareness experience related to the recognition of mild traumatic
brain injuries and concussions. Committee membership  shall  not  exceed

twelve  members.  The  committee may consult with a member or members of
the  public  who  have  demonstrated  expertise  and  interest  in  mild
traumatic brain injuries and concussions.
(b)  The  recommendations of the advisory committee shall include, but
not be limited to:
(i) methods to raise public awareness of mild traumatic brain injuries
and concussions;
(ii) the development  of  outreach  services  to  provide  coordinated
information  regarding  the recognition and management of mild traumatic
brain injuries and concussions; and
(iii) the development of a  clearinghouse  of  academic  research  and
scientific   findings   related  to  the  recognition,  management,  and
treatment of mild traumatic injuries and concussions.