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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to social services |
| May 30, 2019 |
held for consideration in social services |
| Feb 22, 2019 |
print number 1245a |
| Feb 22, 2019 |
amend and recommit to social services |
| Jan 14, 2019 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A1245A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CROUCH
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Kenneth Blankenbush
Joseph Giglio
Stephen Hawley
multi-Sponsors
Andrew Goodell
2019-A1245 - Details
2019-A1245 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1245
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
JOHNS, NORRIS, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOODELL --
read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to people receiving
public assistance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
9-A. UPON DETERMINING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FORM OR CATE-
GORY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DISTRIBUTION TO SUCH
PERSON, THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THE PERSON SEEKING
ASSISTANCE TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG TEST. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL
ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE METHOD OF TESTING, THE
FREQUENCY OF TESTING, THE SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH TO BE TESTED, AND WHAT
CONSTITUTES FAILING SUCH DRUG TEST. IF A PERSON FAILS THE DRUG TEST, HE
OR SHE SHALL ENROLL IN A DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM CERTIFIED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY
ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS CHAPTER IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO ENROLL AND ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATE IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03026-01-9
co-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Kenneth Blankenbush
Joseph Giglio
Stephen Hawley
multi-Sponsors
Marjorie Byrnes
Andrew Goodell
2019-A1245A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A1245A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.
2019-A1245A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1245--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
JOHNS, NORRIS, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES,
GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to people receiving
public assistance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
9-A. A. UPON DETERMINING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FORM OR
CATEGORY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DISTRIBUTION TO
SUCH PERSON, THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THE PERSON SEEK-
ING ASSISTANCE TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG TEST. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE METHOD OF TESTING,
THE FREQUENCY OF TESTING, THE SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH TO BE TESTED, AND
WHAT CONSTITUTES FAILING SUCH DRUG TEST. IF A PERSON FAILS THE DRUG
TEST, HE OR SHE SHALL ENROLL IN A DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM CERTIFIED
BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS CHAPTER IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO ENROLL
AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
B. ANY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COURT SHALL
REPORT SUBSTANCE ABUSE INFORMATION OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FORM OR
CATEGORY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO AND WITHHOLD PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FROM
ANY PERSON REPORTED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH AND HAVE SUCH PERSON PLACED
INTO A SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATION FACILITY OR ANOTHER PROGRAM TO END
THE DRUG ABUSE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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