Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 22, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 16, 2024 |
print number 9063a |
May 16, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Feb 06, 2024 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Assembly Bill A9063A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STECK
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
John T. McDonald III
Emily Gallagher
Patricia Fahy
Marianne Buttenschon
2023-A9063 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §32.40, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
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A521
2023-A9063 - Summary
Establishes the "recovery ready workplace act" which provides for the certification of an employer to become a recovery ready workplace; defines terms; establishes the recovery-ready workplace program; provides criteria for employers to obtain certification as a recovery ready workplace
2023-A9063 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9063 I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK, McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to establish the "recovery ready workplace act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "recovery ready workplace act". § 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that: 1. Recovery ready workplace (RRW) programs have been initiated around the country as important interventions in the opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) crisis. 2. The goal of RRW programs is to provide outreach, training, and certification to employers in cooperation with government officials, workers, labor unions, and communities to: (a) prevent initiation of new cases of misuse and addiction related to workplace injury and stress through primary prevention of exposure to job hazards and stressors; (b) support employees who are struggling and retain employees by providing access to treatment and pathways to return to work; (c) provide healthy, gainful employment for people in recovery; and (d) reduce absenteeism, presenteeism, and lost productivity among employees with substance use disorder. 3. Workers with painful injuries have frequently been overprescribed opioids, resulting in as many as twenty-five percent of workers develop- ing opioid dependence and OUD or SUD. 4. RRW programs address the prevention of addiction related to work- place injury and stress while also providing support for workers who are struggling and opportunities for people in recovery to reenter the work- force. 5. Between 2009 to 2015, an estimated 225,000 New York workers were lost from the labor market due to opioids. New York's economy cumula- tively lost $179.4 billion dollars in real economic output, which trans- lates to the state's annual real GDP growth rate slowing by 0.8 percent- age points. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
John T. McDonald III
Emily Gallagher
Patricia Fahy
Marianne Buttenschon
2023-A9063A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §32.40, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
-
A521
2023-A9063A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the "recovery ready workplace act" which provides for the certification of an employer to become a recovery ready workplace; defines terms; establishes the recovery-ready workplace program; provides criteria for employers to obtain certification as a recovery ready workplace
2023-A9063A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9063--A I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK, McDONALD, GALLAGHER, FAHY, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the "recovery ready workplace act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "recovery ready workplace act". § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 32.40 to read as follows: § 32.40 RECOVERY-READY WORKPLACE PROGRAM. (A) DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "EMPLOYER" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PERSON, ENTITY, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR ASSOCIATION EMPLOYING ANY INDIVIDUAL IN ANY OCCU- PATION, INDUSTRY, TRADE, BUSINESS OR SERVICE. 2. "EMPLOYEE" MEANS ANY PERSON EMPLOYED FOR HIRE BY AN EMPLOYER IN ANY EMPLOYMENT. 3. "LIVED EXPERIENCE" MEANS HAVING FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND THE ASSOCIATED CHAL- LENGES. 4. "OPIOID USE DISORDER" OR "OUD" MEANS A PROBLEMATIC PATTERN OF OPIOID USE LEADING TO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT OR DISTRESS AND IS A SUBSET OF SUD. 5. "MEMBER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" MEANS A LABOR UNION ADMINISTERED EDUCA- TION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO MEMBERS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS. 6. "PREVENTION" MEANS A WAY OF PREVENTING SUBSTANCE MISUSE THROUGH STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY AND STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE AND ADDRESS OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO BUILD A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND RECOVERY LITERACY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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