NY State Senate Bill 2019-S513

Senate Bill S513

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of Recovery High Schools by boards of cooperative educational services

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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2019-S513 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A743
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1950, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S5537, A8380

2019-S513 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of recovery high schools by boards of cooperative educational services.

2019-S513 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S513

SPONSOR: CARLUCCI
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
establishment of Recovery High Schools by boards of cooperative educa-
tional services

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would create New York State's first Recovery High School
programs.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 1950 of the education law related to boards of
cooperative alternative education programs (BOCES)and their ability to
open five recovery high schools throughout NYS

Section 2 amends section 1950 of the education law to allow BOCES to
enter into contracts with the Commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse Services for the joint operation of these schools

Section 3 establishes the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would create New York's first recovery high schools. Research
has shown that after treatment for a substance use disorder, approxi-
mately 70 percent of students who return to high school relapse within
six months to a year. When implemented as a pilot program in other
states, Recovery High Schools have proven to be an effective model to
help youth in recovery stay healthy and graduate.

This proposal would make statutory changes needed for the creation of
Recovery High School programs in New York State. Specifically, this bill
would authorize the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Services (OASAS)to approve five Boards of Cooperative Educational
Services (BOCES) in the state to provide "Recovery High School" programs
for students diagnosed with a substance use disorder who have demon-
strated a commitment to recovery; Such programs would include:

-a comprehensive high school education;
-a structured plan of recovery for students;
-partnership with a local social services agency with expertise in
substance use disorder and mental health; and
-additional program elements adopted in regulations by the Commissioner
of OASAS.

This bill will designate Recovery High School programs to be eligible to
receive BOCES aid from the state and will designate BOCES programs to
enter into contracts with OASAS or any other organization for the
purpose of operating a Recovery High School.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S5537/A8380 - PASSED SENATE/education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S513 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    513
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  establishment  of
   Recovery High Schools by boards of cooperative educational services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section  1950  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph pp to read as follows:
   PP.  BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY PROVIDE A COLLABO-
 RATIVE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS A "RECOVERY  HIGH  SCHOOL"
 FOR  STUDENTS  (I)  DIAGNOSED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AS DEFINED BY
 THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS  V,  AND  (II)
 WHO  HAVE  DEMONSTRATED  A  COMMITMENT  TO RECOVERY. PROVIDED THAT THERE
 SHALL BE NO LESS THAN FIVE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOLS OPENED  AND  AUTHORIZED
 BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  COMMISSIONER,  PROVIDED  FURTHER  THAT
 EACH  RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM ELEMENTS:
 (A) A COMPREHENSIVE FOUR YEAR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION,  (B)  A  STRUCTURED
 PLAN  OF  RECOVERY  FOR  STUDENTS, (C) A PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES AGENCY WITH EXPERTISE IN  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER  AND  MENTAL
 HEALTH,  AND  (D)  ANY OTHER PROGRAM ELEMENTS PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF
 THE COMMISSIONER OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.
   (1) PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, INCLUDING CAPITAL  COSTS,  ALLO-
 CATED  TO  COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECOVERY HIGH
 SCHOOL PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  BOCES
 AID  AS  AN  AIDABLE  SHARED  SERVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND COSTS
 ALLOCATED TO A PARTICIPATING NON-COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO A
 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SHALL BE  AIDABLE  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 FIVE  OF  THIS SECTION TO THE SAME EXTENT AND ON THE SAME BASIS AS COSTS
 ALLOCATED TO A COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04785-01-9

 S. 513                              2
 
   (2) THE TRUSTEES OR BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OF  A  NON-COMPONENT  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT,  INCLUDING  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS OF CITIES IN EXCESS OF ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS, MAY ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
 UNDERSTANDING WITH  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  TO
 PARTICIPATE IN A RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED
 FIVE  YEARS  UPON  SUCH TERMS AS SUCH TRUSTEES OR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND
 THE BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  MAY  MUTUALLY  AGREE,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH AGREEMENT MAY PROVIDE FOR A CHARGE FOR ADMINISTRATION
 OF THE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDING CAPITAL COSTS, BUT PARTIC-
 IPATING  NON-COMPONENT  SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR PAYMENT
 OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH B  OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   § 2. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 12 to read as follows:
   (12)  TO  ENTER  INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF
 ALCOHOLISM AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES,  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  TREATMENT
 PROVIDERS,  AND  ANY  OTHER  ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A
 RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL  PROGRAM.  ANY  SUCH  PROPOSED  CONTRACT  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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