| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
| May 17, 2011 |
print number 1625a |
| May 17, 2011 |
amend and recommit to alcoholism and drug abuse |
| Feb 23, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to alcoholism and drug abuse |
| Jan 10, 2011 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S1625A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2011-S1625 - Details
2011-S1625 - Summary
Regulates the establishment and location of a methadone treatment center by prohibiting its establishment or continued operation within five hundred feet of an educational institution at the secondary level or below, day care center, park, church, synagogue or other place of worship unless located within a hospital.
2011-S1625 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1625
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the location of
methadone treatment centers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To relocate methadone treatment centers from the public or private
educational institutions at the secondary level or below, day care
center, church, synagogue or other place of worship unless located in
a hospital.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
To relocate methadone treatment centers which are within a radius of
five hundred feet from the public and/or private educational
institution at the secondary level or below, day care center, church,
synagogue, or other place of worship unless located in a hospital.
The distance shall be taken in a straight line from the center of the
above mentioned places to the center of the nearest entrance of such
methadone treatment center.
EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
The Mental Hygiene Law is amended by adding a new section 22.13.
JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S1625 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1625
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 10, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
mental Disabilities
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the location of
methadone treatment centers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
22.13 to read as follows:
S 22.13 LOCATION OF METHADONE TREATMENT CENTERS.
(A) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, NO METHADONE TREATMENT CENTER
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, APPROVED, MAINTAINED OR CONTINUED WHICH SHALL BE
WITHIN A RADIUS OF FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL OR BELOW,
DAY-CARE CENTER, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP UNLESS
LOCATED IN A HOSPITAL; THE MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE SUCH DISTANCE SHALL
BE TAKEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF
SUCH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, DAY-CARE CENTER, CHURCH,
SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP TO THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST
ENTRANCE OF SUCH METHADONE TREATMENT CENTER.
(B) WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THIS SECTION, THE WORD "ENTRANCE" SHALL
MEAN A DOOR OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, OF A
DAY-CARE CENTER, OF A HOUSE OF WORSHIP, OR OF SUCH METHADONE TREATMENT
CENTER REGULARLY USED TO GIVE INGRESS TO STUDENTS, TO THE PARENTS AND
CHILDREN OF THE DAY-CARE CENTER, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ATTENDING THE
PLACE OF WORSHIP, AND TO ANY DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS BEING TREATED AT
SUCH METHADONE TREATMENT CENTER; EXCEPT THAT, WHERE A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, DAY-CARE CENTER OR HOUSE OF WORSHIP IS SET BACK
FROM A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, THE WALKWAY OR STAIRS LEADING TO ANY SUCH
DOOR SHALL BE DEEMED AN ENTRANCE AND THE MEASUREMENT SHALL BE TAKEN TO
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05868-01-1
2011-S1625A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1625A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Regulates the establishment and location of a methadone treatment center by prohibiting its establishment or continued operation within five hundred feet of an educational institution at the secondary level or below, day care center, park, church, synagogue or other place of worship unless located within a hospital.
2011-S1625A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1625A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the location of
methadone treatment centers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To relocate methadone treatment centers from the public or private
educational institutions at the secondary level or below, day care
center, church, public park, synagogue or other place of worship
unless located in a hospital.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
To relocate methadone treatment centers which are within a radius of
five hundred feet from the public and/or private educational
institution at the secondary level or below, day care center, public
park, church, synagogue, or other place of worship unless located in
a hospital. The distance shall be taken in a straight line from the
center of the above mentioned places to the center of the nearest
entrance of such methadone treatment center.
EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
The Mental Hygiene Law is amended by adding a new section 22.13.
JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S1625A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1625--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 10, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
mental Disabilities -- committee discharged and said bill committed 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 the location of
methadone treatment centers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
22.13 to read as follows:
S 22.13 LOCATION OF METHADONE TREATMENT CENTERS.
(A) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, NO METHADONE TREATMENT CENTER
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, APPROVED, MAINTAINED OR CONTINUED WHICH SHALL BE
WITHIN A RADIUS OF FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL OR BELOW,
DAY-CARE CENTER, PARK, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP
UNLESS LOCATED IN A HOSPITAL; THE MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE SUCH
DISTANCE SHALL BE TAKEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEAR-
EST ENTRANCE OF SUCH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, DAY-CARE
CENTER, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP TO THE CENTER OF THE
NEAREST ENTRANCE OF SUCH METHADONE TREATMENT CENTER.
(B) WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THIS SECTION, THE WORD "ENTRANCE" SHALL
MEAN A DOOR OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, OF A
DAY-CARE CENTER, OF A HOUSE OF WORSHIP, OR OF SUCH METHADONE TREATMENT
CENTER REGULARLY USED TO GIVE INGRESS TO STUDENTS, TO THE PARENTS AND
CHILDREN OF THE DAY-CARE CENTER, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ATTENDING THE
PLACE OF WORSHIP, AND TO ANY DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS BEING TREATED AT
SUCH METHADONE TREATMENT CENTER; EXCEPT THAT, WHERE A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05868-02-1
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