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May 05, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10959
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROBINSON
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
Vanessa Gibson
Alan Maisel
multi-Sponsors
Inez Barron
William Boyland
Karim Camara
Nettie Mayersohn
2009-A10959 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10959 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the director of the division of probation and the division of parole, subject to the authority of the chairman, to provide probation officers, and parole officers, respectively, with substance abuse training and education programs; provides that such training shall include, but not be limited to, identification of controlled substances; identification of the physical signs of substance abuse and use; an awareness of the impact of substance abuse and use on the family unit
2009-A10959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10959 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring training for probation and parole officers in substance abuse and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE OF BILL: To require that Parole and Probation officers receive specific substance abuse training. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:; Amends Section 243 and 259-a of the Executive Law to require the Director of the Division of Probation and the Division of Parole, subject to the authority of the chairman, to provide probation officers, and parole officers, respectively, with substance abuse training and education programs. Such training shall include but not be limited to identification of controlled substances; identification of the physical signs of substance abuse/use; an awareness of the impact of substance abuse/use on the family unit; and the availability of drug treatment, prevention, education services, and appropriate referrals. Requires such programs to be developed in conjunction with the Division of Substance Abuse Services. Amends Section 19.07 of the Mental Hygiene Law to require the Division of Substance Abuse Services to develop a substance abuse training, education program in conjunction with the Division of Parole and the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives.
2009-A10959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10959 I N A S S E M B L Y May 5, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring training for probation and parole officers in substance abuse and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 243 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. THE DIRECTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; IDENTIFICATION OF THE PHYSICAL SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE; AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTAND- ING OF THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE ON THE FAMILY UNIT; AND THE AVAILABILITY OF DRUG TREATMENT, PREVENTION, EDUCATION SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. S 2. Section 259-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 11. THE DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PAROLE OFFICERS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; IDENTIFICATION OF THE PHYSICAL SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE; AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/USE ON THE FAMILY UNIT; AND THE AVAILABILITY OF DRUG TREATMENT, PREVENTION, EDUCATION SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCO- HOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. S 3. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows: (I) THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL DEVEL- OP A SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND THE DIVISION OF PROBATION AND CORRECTIONAL ALTER- NATIVES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION AS PROVIDED IN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07561-03-0
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