Assembly Bill A2961

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a peer to peer mentoring program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2961 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2017-A2961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of a peer to peer mentoring program regarding drug use.

2017-A2961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2961
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the creation of a peer
   to peer mentoring program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE ALL ELEMEN-
 TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO CREATE PEER  TO  PEER  MENTORING  PROGRAMS
 RELATING  TO  THE IMPLICATIONS OF DRUG ABUSE. RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND
 COUNSELING RELATED TO DRUG AND SUBSTANCE USE MUST  BE  PROVIDED  TO  THE
 MENTORING PROGRAMS BY EACH SCHOOL. SUCH RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND COUN-
 SELING  MAY  BE PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND MUST BE AGE-APPRO-
 PRIATE FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07724-01-7

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