Senate Bill S1630

2015-2016 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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2015-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6439, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S629
2019-2020: S627
2021-2022: S6124

2015-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1630

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

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  6439
to read as follows:
  S  6439.  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 ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES,
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.
  S  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.
                                                           LBD06069-01-5

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