Bill Text: NY A00914 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to substance abuse prevention personnel in New York city schools.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A00914 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A00914-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          914
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 8, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. MILLER, WEPRIN, SCARBOROUGH, NOLAN, MOSLEY, BENE-
         DETTO, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, ROBINSON, PERRY, GOTTFRIED, ARROYO, FARRELL,
         CYMBROWITZ,  ROSENTHAL,  MOYA, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         CLARK, COOK, DenDEKKER, HEASTIE, HEVESI,  LENTOL,  MARKEY,  O'DONNELL,
         RA,  RIVERA,  SOLAGES, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York  and
         chapter 53 of the laws of 2012, enacting the aid to localities budget,
         in  relation  to substance abuse prevention personnel in New York city
         schools
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
    2  by adding a new section 12-140 to read as follows:
    3    S 12-140 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PERSONNEL.    THE
    4  NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE ON A FULL-TIME BASIS
    5  AT  LEAST  ONE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SPECIALIST AT
    6  EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
    7  SECTION,  A  SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SPECIALIST IS A
    8  NEW YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION  EMPLOYEE  THAT  HAS  RECEIVED
    9  SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM
   10  AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.
   11    S  2. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2012, enacting the aid to
   12  localities budget, is amended by repealing  the  items  hereinbelow  set
   13  forth  in  brackets and by adding to such section the other items under-
   14  scored in this section.
   15                        DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
   16              OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
   17  PREVENTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02933-01-5
       A. 914                              2
    1    Special Revenue Funds - Other
    2    Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund
    3    Mental Hygiene Program Fund Account
    4  Notwithstanding  any provision of law to the
    5    contrary, the commissioner of  the  office
    6    of alcoholism and substance abuse services
    7    shall [be authorized to continue contracts
    8    which were executed on or before March 31,
    9    2012  with entities providing services for
   10    problem gambling and  chemical  dependency
   11    prevention and treatment services, without
   12    any   additional  requirements  that  such
   13    contracts  be   subject   to   competitive
   14    bidding, a request for proposal process or
   15    other  administrative procedures.   Of the
   16    amounts  appropriated  herein,  at   least
   17    $14,859,531  shall  be  made] MAKE FUNDING
   18    available to the New York City  Department
   19    of  Education for the continuation of such
   20    school-operated    prevention     programs
   21    provided  by  school  district [employees]
   22    SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  PREVENTION  AND   INTER-
   23    VENTION PERSONNEL ........................... 42,553,000
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.