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Assembly Bill A5105A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting illegal drug use and authorizing random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance

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2015-A5105 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3063
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §132, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10082, S7079
2013-2014: A5026, S2680
2017-2018: A7097, S533
2019-2020: S895

2015-A5105 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting illegal drug use; authorizes random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance.

2015-A5105 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5105

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

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.
                                                           LBD06003-01-5

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2015-A5105A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3063
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §132, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10082, S7079
2013-2014: A5026, S2680
2017-2018: A7097, S533
2019-2020: S895

2015-A5105A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting illegal drug use; authorizes random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance.

2015-A5105A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5105--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL, MURRAY, BRABENEC, TENNEY, FRIEND, NOJAY,
  GIGLIO,  RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Social Services  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
  2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

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. APPLICANTS OR
RECIPIENTS WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM PARTICIPATING IN WORK ACTIVITIES PURSUANT
TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
RANDOM DRUG TESTING.
  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.
                                                           LBD06003-04-5

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