NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8220A

Senate Bill S8220A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain SUNY and CUNY schools to establish substance use recovery housing programs

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2021-S8220 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L; amd §§7.07 & 19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5388

2021-S8220 - Summary

Requires SUNY and CUNY schools with at least twenty-five percent of its undergraduate students living on campus to establish substance use recovery housing programs which shall include on-site counseling, mentoring, and peer support.

2021-S8220 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8220

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law and the mental hygiene law, in
relation to requiring certain SUNY and CUNY schools to establish
substance abuse recovery housing programs

 
PURPOSE:

Requires certain SUNY and CUNY schools to establish substance abuse
recovery housing programs.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 and section 2 amend section 355 and 6206 of the education law
by adding subdivision 21 which would require any state university that
has 25% or more of their undergraduate students living on campus to
create substance abuse recovery housing. This housing would provide
on-site counseling, mentoring, and peer assistance programs to students
to help them remain substance free. Schools could apply for a variety of

grant funding to create these programs, and housing could be designated
to a specific floor or wing of a pre-existing building, so new
construction or use of an entire building would not be needed. Schools
that fall under this category would need to submit a plan for the
substance abuse housing program to the office of higher education within
one year of the effective date of this program. Once the office of high-
er education reviews and approves this plan, the university must imple-
ment the program within 4 years.

Section 3 and section 4 amend section 7.07 and 19.07 of the mental
hygiene law by adding a new subdivision that requires having the office
of higher education and the office of addiction services and supports to
set a reviewing and approval/denial process for substance abuse recovery
housing program plans that are sent to them by SUNY and CUNY schools.

Section 5 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Substance misuse is an issue on many college campuses as unaddressed
mental health issues can lead individuals to unhealthy substance use
habits as a coping mechanism. Away from their parents for the first
time, students may begin binge drinking and using illicit substances.
Oftentimes not understanding the risks associated with their actions.

OASAS states that the amount of young adults (college aged students)
that suffer from substance use disorder is approximately 15%, which is
more than double the number of adults over the age of 26 which is at
6.6%. Substance misuse often affects a student's work, social, and
educational life.

This bill requires SUNY and CUNY schools with an on-campus undergraduate
student population of 25% or higher to offer recovery housing to
students. This will help ensure that college students have a safe and
supportive environment where social connections and pro social activ-
ities are easily accessible.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Fiscal note not attached.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8220 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8220
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law  and  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  certain  SUNY  and  CUNY schools to establish
   substance abuse recovery housing programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT
 EACH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN WHICH  AT  LEAST
 TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF  THE  UNDERGRADUATE  STUDENTS LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS
 HOUSING ESTABLISH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM TO  PROVIDE
 A  SUPPORTIVE  SUBSTANCE-FREE  ON-CAMPUS HOUSING ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOG-
 NIZES THE UNIQUE RISKS AND CHALLENGES THAT RECOVERING STUDENTS FACE, AND
 THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RECOVERING STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN  THE
 RECOVERY HOUSING TO ASSIST THEIR EFFORTS TO REMAIN SUBSTANCE-FREE.  SUCH
 PROGRAM  SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, ON-SITE COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND
 PEER SUPPORT. AN INSTITUTION MAY  DESIGNATE  A  FLOOR,  WING,  OR  OTHER
 DESIGNATED  AREA WITHIN AN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING BUILDING FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE
 ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM, AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED  TO  DESIGNATE
 AN  ENTIRE  DORMITORY  BUILDING  FOR  THE PROGRAM. THE INSTITUTION SHALL
 APPLY FOR ANY FEDERAL, STATE, CORPORATE, OR OTHER GRANT FUNDING THAT MAY
 BE AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM.
 EACH INSTITUTION SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  RECOVERY
 HOUSING  PROGRAM  TO  THE  OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE REVIEWED AND
 APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER  EDUCATION,  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION
 SERVICES  AND SUPPORTS, AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH. SUCH PLAN SHALL
 BE SUBMITTED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 EACH  INSTITUTION  SHALL IMPLEMENT SUCH SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING
 PROGRAM WITHIN FOUR YEARS AFTER SUCH PLAN IS APPROVED.
   § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13094-02-2

 S. 8220                             2
 
   22. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTI-
 TUTION  OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN WHICH AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE
 PERCENT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS  HOUSING  ESTAB-
 LISH  A SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE
 SUBSTANCE-FREE  ON-CAMPUS HOUSING ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THE UNIQUE
 RISKS AND CHALLENGES THAT RECOVERING STUDENTS FACE,  AND  THAT  PROVIDES
 SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RECOVERING STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE RECOVERY HOUS-
 ING  TO  ASSIST  THEIR  EFFORTS TO REMAIN SUBSTANCE-FREE.   SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, ON-SITE  COUNSELING,  MENTORING,  AND  PEER
 SUPPORT. AN INSTITUTION MAY DESIGNATE A FLOOR, WING, OR OTHER DESIGNATED
 AREA  WITHIN  AN  ON-CAMPUS  HOUSING  BUILDING  FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM, AND SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO  DESIGNATE  AN
 ENTIRE  DORMITORY  BUILDING FOR THE PROGRAM. THE INSTITUTION SHALL APPLY
 FOR ANY FEDERAL, STATE, CORPORATE, OR OTHER GRANT FUNDING  THAT  MAY  BE
 AVAILABLE  TO  IMPLEMENT  SUCH SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM.
 EACH INSTITUTION SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  RECOVERY
 HOUSING  PROGRAM  TO  THE  OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE REVIEWED AND
 APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER  EDUCATION,  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION
 SERVICES  AND SUPPORTS, AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH. SUCH PLAN SHALL
 BE SUBMITTED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 EACH  INSTITUTION  SHALL IMPLEMENT SUCH SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING
 PROGRAM WITHIN FOUR YEARS AFTER SUCH PLAN IS APPROVED.
   § 3. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) THE OFFICE SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF HIGHER  EDUCA-
 TION AND THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, REVIEW PLANS FOR
 THE  ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM SUBMIT-
 TED BY EACH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES  FOR  THE  APPROVAL  AND
 DENIAL OF SUCH PLANS.
   §  4.  Section  19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision (o) to read as follows:
   (O) THE OFFICE SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF HIGHER  EDUCA-
 TION AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, REVIEW PLANS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
 OF A SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM SUBMITTED BY EACH INSTITU-
 TION  OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF SUCH PLANS.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8220A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L; amd §§7.07 & 19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5388

2021-S8220A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8220A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8220A

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law and the mental hygiene law, in
relation to requiring certain SUNY and CUNY schools to establish
substance use recovery housing programs

 
PURPOSE:

Requires certain SUNY and CUNY schools to establish substance abuse
recovery housing programs.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 and section 2 amend section 355 and 6206 of the education law
by adding subdivision 21 which would require any state university that
has 25% or more of their undergraduate students living on campus to
create substance abuse recovery housing. This housing would provide
on-site counseling, mentoring, and peer assistance programs to students
to help them remain substance free. Schools could apply for a variety of

grant funding to create these programs, and housing could be designated
to a specific floor or wing of a pre-existing building, so new
construction or use of an entire building would not be needed. Schools
that fall under this category would need to submit a plan for the
substance abuse housing program to the office of higher education within
one year of the effective date of this program. Once the office of high-
er education reviews and approves this plan, the university must imple-
ment the program within 4 years.

Section 3 and section 4 amend section 7.07 and 19.07 of the mental
hygiene law by adding a new subdivision that requires having the office
of higher education and the office of addiction services and supports to
set a reviewing and approval/denial process for substance abuse recovery
housing program plans that are sent to them by SUNY and CUNY schools.

Section 5 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Substance misuse is an issue on many college campuses as unaddressed
mental health issues can lead individuals to unhealthy substance use
habits as a coping mechanism. Away from their parents for the first
time, students may begin binge drinking and using illicit substances.
Oftentimes not understanding the risks associated with their actions.

OASAS states that the amount of young adults (college aged students)
that suffer from substance use disorder is approximately 15%, which is
more than double the number of adults over the age of 26 which is at
6.6%. Substance misuse often affects a student's work, social, and
educational life.

This bill requires SUNY and CUNY schools with an on-campus undergraduate
student population of 25% or higher to offer recovery housing to
students. This will help ensure that college students have a safe and
supportive environment where social connections and pro social activ-
ities are easily accessible.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Fiscal note not attached.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8220A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8220--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law  and  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  certain  SUNY  and  CUNY schools to establish
   substance use recovery housing programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT
 EACH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN WHICH  AT  LEAST
 TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF  THE  UNDERGRADUATE  STUDENTS LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS
 HOUSING ESTABLISH A SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE  A
 SUPPORTIVE  SUBSTANCE-FREE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNIZES
 THE UNIQUE RISKS AND CHALLENGES THAT RECOVERING STUDENTS FACE, AND  THAT
 PROVIDES  SUPPORT  PROGRAMS  TO  RECOVERING  STUDENTS  WHO RESIDE IN THE
 RECOVERY HOUSING TO ASSIST THEIR EFFORTS TO REMAIN SUBSTANCE-FREE.  SUCH
 PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, ON-SITE COUNSELING, MENTORING,  AND
 PEER  SUPPORT.  AN  INSTITUTION  MAY  DESIGNATE  A FLOOR, WING, OR OTHER
 DESIGNATED AREA WITHIN AN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING BUILDING FOR SUCH  SUBSTANCE
 USE  RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM, AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE AN
 ENTIRE DORMITORY BUILDING FOR THE PROGRAM. THE INSTITUTION  SHALL  APPLY
 FOR  ANY  FEDERAL,  STATE, CORPORATE, OR OTHER GRANT FUNDING THAT MAY BE
 AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH  SUBSTANCE  USE  RECOVERY  HOUSING  PROGRAM.
 EACH  INSTITUTION  SHALL  SUBMIT  A PLAN FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY
 HOUSING PROGRAM TO THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION  TO  BE  REVIEWED  AND
 APPROVED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  HIGHER EDUCATION, THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION
 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH. SUCH PLAN  SHALL
 BE  SUBMITTED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 EACH INSTITUTION SHALL IMPLEMENT SUCH  SUBSTANCE  USE  RECOVERY  HOUSING
 PROGRAM WITHIN FOUR YEARS AFTER SUCH PLAN IS APPROVED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13094-03-2

 S. 8220--A                          2
 
   §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTI-
 TUTION  OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN WHICH AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE
 PERCENT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS  HOUSING  ESTAB-
 LISH  A  SUBSTANCE  USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE
 SUBSTANCE-FREE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THE  UNIQUE
 RISKS  AND  CHALLENGES  THAT RECOVERING STUDENTS FACE, AND THAT PROVIDES
 SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RECOVERING STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE RECOVERY HOUS-
 ING TO ASSIST THEIR EFFORTS TO  REMAIN  SUBSTANCE-FREE.    SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT  A  MINIMUM, ON-SITE COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND PEER
 SUPPORT. AN INSTITUTION MAY DESIGNATE A FLOOR, WING, OR OTHER DESIGNATED
 AREA WITHIN AN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING BUILDING FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE USE  RECOV-
 ERY  HOUSING  PROGRAM,  AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE AN ENTIRE
 DORMITORY BUILDING FOR THE PROGRAM. THE INSTITUTION SHALL APPLY FOR  ANY
 FEDERAL,  STATE, CORPORATE, OR OTHER GRANT FUNDING THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE
 TO IMPLEMENT SUCH SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM.  EACH INSTITU-
 TION SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN FOR SUCH SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM
 TO THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE REVIEWED  AND  APPROVED  BY  THE
 OFFICE  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION,  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION  SERVICES AND
 SUPPORTS, AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH. SUCH PLAN SHALL BE  SUBMITTED
 WITHIN  ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  EACH INSTI-
 TUTION SHALL IMPLEMENT SUCH SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM WITH-
 IN FOUR YEARS AFTER SUCH PLAN IS APPROVED.
   § 3. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) THE OFFICE SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF HIGHER  EDUCA-
 TION AND THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, REVIEW PLANS FOR
 THE  ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM SUBMITTED
 BY EACH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  AND  THE  CITY
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL AND
 DENIAL OF SUCH PLANS.
   § 4. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision (o) to read as follows:
   (O)  THE OFFICE SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, REVIEW PLANS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
 OF A SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM SUBMITTED BY  EACH  INSTITU-
 TION  OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF SUCH PLANS.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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