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Jun 02, 2016 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 25, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 24, 2016 |
1st report cal.1117 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to children and families returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 18, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 13, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 12, 2015 |
1st report cal.638 |
Feb 03, 2015 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S3237
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
2015-S3237 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3237 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act, in relation to involuntary treatment services for minors PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To address the concern of substance abuse in minors by amending the family court act to allow for assessment and treatment services for substance use disorders. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends and adds three new subdivisions of section 712 of the family court act, to include persons under eighteen years old who have substance use disorders, as those who can be adjudicated under the family court act and creates an assessment for substance use disorder and can recommend substance abuse treatment services. Sets definitions for "substance use disorder," "assessment of substance use disorder," and "substance use treatment services." Section 2 amends subdivision (c) of the family court act to authorize the designated lead agency to determine whether an assessment for substance use disorder is necessary. Section 3 amends subdivision 1 of section 754 of the family court act
2015-S3237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3237 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to involuntary treat- ment services for minors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 720 of the family court act, as amended by section 9 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 3. Detention of a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person in need of supervision shall, except as provided in [subdivision] SUBDIVI- SIONS four AND SIX of this section, be authorized only in a foster care program certified by the office of children and family services, or a certified or approved family boarding home, or a non-secure detention facility certified by the office and in accordance with section seven hundred thirty-nine of this article. The setting of the detention shall take into account (a) the proximity to the community in which the person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person in need of supervision lives with such person's parents or to which such person will be discharged, and (b) the existing educational setting of such person and the proximi- ty of such setting to the location of the detention setting. 6. IF THE RESPONDENT IS ALLEGED TO BE OR ADJUDICATED AS A PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION DUE TO A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AS DEFINED BY SUBDI- VISION (J) OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COURT MAY DIRECT SUCH RESPONDENT TO ANY AVAILABLE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION (M) OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE. S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 754 of the family court act, as amended by section 4 of part V of chapter 383 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06290-02-5
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