Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 05, 2018 |
held for consideration in social services |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to social services |
Apr 04, 2017 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A7097
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOODELL
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
co-Sponsors
Christopher Friend
Stephen Hawley
2017-A7097 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A7097 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7097 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting illegal drug use and to authorize random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 132 of the social services law, as added by section 23 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended and a new paragraph (b-1) is added to read as follows: (b) When the screening process indicates that there is reason to believe that an applicant or recipient is abusing or dependent on alco- hol or drugs, OR IN THE EVENT A RANDOM DRUG TEST PERFORMED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS, the social services district shall require a formal alco- hol or substance abuse assessment, which may include drug testing, to be performed by an alcohol and/or substance abuse professional credentialed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. The assessment may be performed directly by the district or pursuant to contract with the district. APPLICANTS OR RECIPIENTS WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM PARTICIPATING IN WORK ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM RANDOM DRUG TESTING. (B-1) (I) EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ANY RANDOM DRUG TEST BASED ON THE EXTENT OF THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM IN THE DISTRICT, THE MOST COMMONLY ABUSED SUBSTANCES, THE COST OF DRUG TESTING, AND THE APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT'S HISTORY OF FAILED DRUG TESTS, CRIMINAL HISTORY RELATED TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES OFFENSES, IF ANY, AND WHETHER THERE ARE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN LIVING WITH THE APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05927-03-7
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