Bill Text: NY S05577 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the fentanyl abuse and overdose prevention task force to conduct a comprehensive study on fentanyl abuse and overdose prevention and to report on the findings and recommendations of the task force.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS [S05577 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05577-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5577

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 8, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Alcoholism  and
          Substance Use Disorders

        AN  ACT  in  relation  to  establishing  the fentanyl abuse and overdose
          prevention 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:

     1    Section  1.  The legislature hereby establishes the fentanyl abuse and
     2  overdose prevention task force, referred to  hereinafter  as  the  "task
     3  force"  to  conduct a comprehensive study on fentanyl abuse and overdose
     4  prevention and to report on the findings and recommendations of the task
     5  force.
     6    § 2. Such task force shall consist  of  sixteen  members  with  demon-
     7  strated  experience  in  issues  relating to the work of the task force.
     8  The members of the task force shall be appointed as follows:
     9    (a) three members shall be appointed by the governor;
    10    (b) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president  of  the
    11  senate;
    12    (c) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
    13    (d) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
    14  bly;
    15    (e)  one  member  shall  be  appointed  by  the minority leader of the
    16  senate;
    17    (f) one member shall be the commissioner of health or their designee;
    18    (g) one member shall be the  commissioner  of  the  office  of  mental
    19  health or their designee;
    20    (h)  one  member  shall be the commissioner of the office of addiction
    21  services and supports or their designee;
    22    (i) one member shall be the president of the district attorney's asso-
    23  ciation of the state of New York or their designee;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (j) one member shall be the superintendent  of  the  state  police  or
     2  their designee;
     3    (k)  one  member  shall be the president of the New York state associ-
     4  ation of counties or their designee; and
     5    (l) one member shall be the president of the medical  society  of  New
     6  York state or their designee.
     7    §  3.  The  task  force  shall be chaired by a member appointed by the
     8  governor. The members of the task force shall  elect  a  vice-chair  and
     9  other necessary officers from among all appointed members. A majority of
    10  the  members of the task force then in office shall constitute a quorum.
    11  The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the call of  the  chair.
    12  Meetings  may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be called
    13  by the chair at the request of a majority of the  members  of  the  task
    14  force. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
    15  services  but  shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
    16  the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
    17    § 4. Appointments shall be made within 60 days of the  effective  date
    18  of  this act. Any vacancies in the membership of the task force shall be
    19  filled in the same manner provided for in the initial appointment.
    20    § 5. The task force may  consult  with  any  organization,  government
    21  entity,  or  person,  in  the  development  of its report required under
    22  section six of this act.
    23    § 6. On or before one year after the effective date of this  act,  the
    24  task  force shall submit to the governor, the temporary president of the
    25  senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of  the  senate
    26  and the minority leader of the assembly a report containing the findings
    27  and recommendations of the task force.
    28    §  7.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire 2 years
    29  after it shall have become a law when upon such date the  provisions  of
    30  this act shall be deemed repealed.