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Senate Bill S4369
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S4369 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7149
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1886
2013-2014: A5912
2015-2016: A8448
2017-2018: A4531
2009-S4369 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4369 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would require the Commissioner of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services to periodically review all substance abuse treatment policies and programs operated by the Department of Correctional Services to ensure that such programs employ evidence-based and best practices and comply with standards established by the agency to the fullest extent possible in a correctional setting and to report to the governor and legislature the results of the review. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : The bill amends Article 19.09, Section 2 of the Mental Hygiene Law by adding subdivisions (a) and (b) to Section 2. Subdivision (a) provides for periodic review by the Commissioner of substance abuse services of all substance abuse treatment policies and programs operated by the Department of Correctional Services to ensure that such programs
2009-S4369 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4369 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alco- holism and substance abuse services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision a of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (A) and (B) to read as follows: (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORREC- TIONAL SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH REVIEWS SHALL BE TO ENSURE THAT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS EMPLOY EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST PRACTICES AND COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL SETTING. (B) SUCH REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED, AT A MINIMUM, EVERY TWO YEARS, AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL FILE A WRITTEN REPORT WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS AND SETTING FORTH RECOMMENDA- TIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR MODIFYING, IMPLEMENTING, DEVELOPING, OR COORDINATING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. THE FIRST REPORT SHALL BE FILED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10558-01-9
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