A227-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to social services
• Apr 12, 2011: held for consideration in social services
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to social services

A227-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          227
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services
 

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to people receiving
 public assistance
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:

 9-A. UPON DETERMINING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FORM OR  CATE
 GORY  OF  PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DISTRIBUTION TO SUCH
 PERSON, THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE  THE  PERSON  SEEKING
 ASSISTANCE  TO  SUBMIT  TO A DRUG TEST. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL
 ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE  METHOD  OF  TESTING,  THE
 FREQUENCY  OF  TESTING,  THE SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH TO BE TESTED, AND WHAT
 CONSTITUTES FAILING SUCH DRUG TEST. IF A PERSON FAILS THE DRUG TEST,  HE
 OR  SHE  SHALL  ENROLL IN A DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM CERTIFIED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY
 ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS CHAPTER IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO ENROLL AND  ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATE IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01225-01-1

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