Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2014 |
held for consideration in social services |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to social services |
Feb 14, 2013 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A5026
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOODELL
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
co-Sponsors
Claudia Tenney
John Ceretto
Raymond Walter
David DiPietro
multi-Sponsors
Stephen Hawley
2013-A5026 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A5026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5026 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting illegal drug use and to authorize random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 132 of the social services law, as added by section 23 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (b) When the screening process indicates that there is reason to believe that an applicant or recipient is ILLEGALLY USING ANY DRUGS OR IS abusing or dependent on alcohol or drugs, OR IN THE EVENT A RANDOM DRUG TEST PERFORMED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS, the social services district shall require a formal alcohol or substance abuse assessment, which may include drug testing, to be performed by an alcohol and/or substance abuse professional credentialed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. The assessment may be performed directly by the district or pursuant to contract with the district. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law provided, however, that the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance shall have the power to promulgate any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07133-01-3
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