Senate Bill S910

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the sober living task force

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee


  • 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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2017-S910 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A612
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.04, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9717
2015-2016: S5463, A7054
2019-2020: S2681, A929

2017-S910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the sober living task force which shall create best practice guidelines for sober living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.

2017-S910 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    910
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   sober  living  task  force;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 19.04 to read as follows:
 § 19.04 SOBER LIVING TASK FORCE.
   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "SOBER LIVING RESIDENCE" SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENCE LOCATED  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE WHERE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH RESIDENCE HOLDS THE RESI-
 DENCE  OUT  TO THE PUBLIC AS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
 FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM  A  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCY,  WHERE  NO  FORMAL
 TREATMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE.
   (B)  "SOBER  LIVING NETWORK" SHALL MEAN A GROUP OF INDEPENDENTLY OPER-
 ATED AND SELF-REGULATED SOBER LIVING  RESIDENCES  LOCATED  IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE WHICH COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE  SOBER  LIVING TASK FORCE IS HEREBY CREATED, WHICH PURSUANT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, SHALL ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
 FOR SOBER LIVING RESIDENCES THAT ILLUSTRATE  THE  MOST  APPROPRIATE  AND
 EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.
   3.  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL UTILIZE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM ORGANIZA-
 TIONS AND PROGRAMS BOTH IN NEW YORK STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO:
   (A) ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING  BEST  PRACTICES
 FOR  SOBER  LIVING  RESIDENCES TO PROVIDE AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE SOBER
 LIVING ENVIRONMENT;
   (B) DEVELOP A PLAN TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE SOBER  LIVING  NETWORK  AS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00986-01-7
              

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