Assembly Bill A2447

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the divisions of parole and probation and correctional alternatives to train their officers in substance abuse; appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2447 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§243 & 259-a, Exec L; amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10959
2011-2012: A5395
2015-2016: A3308

2013-A2447 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the director of the division of probation and correctional alternatives and the division of parole, subject to the authority of the chairman, to provide probation officers, and parole officers, respectively, with substance abuse training and education programs; provides that such training shall include, but not be limited to, identification of controlled substances, identification of the physical signs of substance abuse and use, an awareness of the impact of substance abuse and use on the family unit, and the availability of drug treatment, prevention, education services, and appropriate referrals; requires such programs to be developed in conjunction with the division of substance abuse services; appropriates $500,000 therefor.

2013-A2447 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2447

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law  and  the mental hygiene law, in
  relation to requiring training for probation and  parole  officers  in
  substance abuse and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1.  Section 243 of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  THE  DIRECTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO: IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES;  IDENTIFICATION  OF
THE  PHYSICAL SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE; AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTAND-
ING OF THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE ON THE  FAMILY  UNIT;  AND  THE
AVAILABILITY  OF  DRUG  TREATMENT,  PREVENTION,  EDUCATION SERVICES, AND
APPROPRIATE REFERRALS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE  CONDUCTED  IN  CONJUNCTION
WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.
  S  2.  Section  259-c  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18. PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PAROLE
OFFICERS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:  IDENTIFI-
CATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; IDENTIFICATION OF THE PHYSICAL SIGNS OF
SUBSTANCE  ABUSE/USE;  AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE
ON THE FAMILY UNIT; AND THE AVAILABILITY OF DRUG TREATMENT,  PREVENTION,
EDUCATION  SERVICES,  AND  APPROPRIATE  REFERRALS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE
CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE
ABUSE SERVICES.
  S  3.  Section  19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I) THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL DEVEL-
OP A SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00303-01-3
              

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