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Assembly Bill A8575

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating uniform baseline standards for drug testing persons on probation or parole

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2015-A8575 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง243 & 259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A2289

2015-A8575 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating uniform baseline standards for drug testing persons on probation or parole.

2015-A8575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8575

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating uniform base-
  line standards for drug testing persons on probation or parole

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 243 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  (A)  THE  DIRECTOR,  AFTER  CONSULTATION  WITH THE STATE PROBATION
COMMISSION, THE COMMISSIONER, AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,  SHALL
PROMULGATE  UNIFORM  BASELINE  STANDARDS  FOR  DRUG  TESTING  PERSONS ON
PROBATION. SUCH BASELINE STANDARDS MUST INSTRUCT LOCAL PROBATION DEPART-
MENTS ON THE MINIMAL PROCEDURES TO BE USED  DURING  COURT  ORDERED  DRUG
TESTING AND MUST REQUIRE LOCAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS TO TEST FOR:
  (I) OPIATES.
  (II) COCAINE.
  (III) MARIHUANA.
  (IV) SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS.
  (V) HALLUCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES.
  (VI) AMPHETAMINES.
  (B) THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT PREEMPT LOCAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS AND
MUNICIPALITIES WITH STRICTER BASELINE STANDARDS ALREADY IN PLACE.
  S  2.  Section  259-c  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18. (A) RECOMMEND UNIFORM BASELINE STANDARDS FOR DRUG TESTING PAROLEES
TO THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION,  WHO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL
PROMULGATE SUCH BASELINE STANDARDS FOR DRUG TESTING PAROLEES. SUCH BASE-
LINE STANDARDS MUST INSTRUCT THE DEPARTMENT ON MINIMAL PROCEDURES TO  BE
USED  DURING  COURT ORDERED DRUG TESTING AND MUST REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT
TO TEST FOR:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13016-01-5

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