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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Feb 18, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A5395
2011-2012 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
Naomi Rivera
Eric Stevenson
Sam Roberts
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Audrey Pheffer
Peter Rivera
2011-A5395 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A5395 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the director of the division of probation and correctional alternatives 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, 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; appropriates $500,000 therefor.
2011-A5395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5395 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 18, 2011 ___________ 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00276-01-1
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