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Senate Bill S533

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-S533 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §132, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7079
2013-2014: S2680
2015-2016: S3063
2019-2020: S895

2017-S533 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S533 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    533
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, ORTT -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to the Committee 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. 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD05927-01-7

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