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Assembly Bill A1818

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to a drug test

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2017-A1818 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3602
2011-2012: A227
2013-2014: A1998
2015-2016: A2261
2019-2020: A1245
2021-2022: A5327
2023-2024: A2614
2025-2026: A1065

2017-A1818 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test.

2017-A1818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1818
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
   JOHNS, LOPEZ, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.
   GOODELL,  OAKS  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Social
   Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to people receiving
   public assistance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
   9-A.  UPON DETERMINING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FORM OR CATE-
 GORY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DISTRIBUTION  TO  SUCH
 PERSON,  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THE PERSON SEEKING
 ASSISTANCE TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG TEST. THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  REGARDING THE METHOD OF TESTING, THE
 FREQUENCY OF TESTING, THE SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH TO BE  TESTED,  AND  WHAT
 CONSTITUTES  FAILING SUCH DRUG TEST. IF A PERSON FAILS THE DRUG TEST, HE
 OR SHE SHALL ENROLL IN A DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM  CERTIFIED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY
 ASSISTANCE  UNDER THIS CHAPTER IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO ENROLL AND ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATE IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04486-01-7

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