Senate Bill S6124

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires alcohol and substance use screening for all incoming college students

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6124 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6432-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1630
2017-2018: S629
2019-2020: S627

2021-S6124 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires alcohol and substance use screening for all incoming college students; allows screening to be in person, online or written; includes screening for illegal drugs and prescription medication for non-medical uses.

2021-S6124 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6124 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6124
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring alcohol  and
   substance use screening for all incoming college students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6432-a
 to read as follows:
   § 6432-A. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE SCREENING. 1. EACH  COLLEGE  SHALL
 ADMINISTER  AN  ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE SCREENING OR ASSESSMENT TO ALL
 INCOMING STUDENTS.
   2. THE SCREENING OR ASSESSMENT MAY BE IN PERSON,  ONLINE  OR  WRITTEN.
 THIS  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  SCREENING  FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS AND PRESCRIPTION
 MEDICATION FOR NON-MEDICAL USES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEROIN AND
 OTHER OPIOIDS.
   3. COLLEGES MAY USE EVIDENCE-BASED ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE SCREENING
 INSTRUMENTS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE
 ABUSE SERVICES. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER
 OF  HEALTH  AND  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, SHALL
 DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR COLLEGES AND PROVIDE  RESOURCES  AND  MATERIALS  TO
 ASSIST  IN  THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM AND ALCOHOL AND
 DRUG INTAKE ASSESSMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect the first of July next succeeding  the
 date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09812-01-1

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