assembly Bill A8297

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to substance use disorder and involuntary treatment services for minors

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to children and families
Jun 18, 2015 referred to children and families

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A8297 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3237
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§720, 754, 756, 764, 765 & 767, add §756-b, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A10119, S7652

A8297 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to substance use disorder and involuntary treatment services for minors.

A8297 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8297

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN  ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to involuntary treat-
  ment services for minors

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

  Section  1.   Subdivision 3 of section 720 of the family court act, as
amended by section 9 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of the laws of
2011, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  3. Detention of a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a  person  in
need  of supervision shall, except as provided in [subdivision] SUBDIVI-
SIONS four AND SIX of this section, be authorized only in a foster  care
program  certified  by  the office of children and family services, or a
certified or approved family boarding home, or  a  non-secure  detention
facility  certified  by  the office and in accordance with section seven
hundred thirty-nine of this article. The setting of the detention  shall
take into account (a) the proximity to the community in which the person
alleged  to  be  or adjudicated as a person in need of supervision lives
with such person's parents or to which such person will  be  discharged,
and (b) the existing educational setting of such person and the proximi-
ty of such setting to the location of the detention setting.
  6.  IF  THE  RESPONDENT IS ALLEGED TO BE OR ADJUDICATED AS A PERSON IN
NEED OF SUPERVISION DUE TO A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AS DEFINED BY SUBDI-
VISION (J) OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  COURT
MAY  DIRECT  SUCH  RESPONDENT  TO  ANY  AVAILABLE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
SERVICE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION (M) OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 754 of the family court
act, as amended by section 4 of part V of chapter 383  of  the  laws  of
2001, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06290-02-5