Senate Bill S898A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding to substance use disorder and gambling programs operated by for profit agencies

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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-S898 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§25.01 - 25.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7446

2017-S898 - Summary

Authorizes the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding to substance use disorder and/or compulsive gambling programs operated by for profit agencies.

2017-S898 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S898 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    898
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. AMEDORE, AKSHAR, MURPHY, O'MARA, ORTT -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  authorizing  the
   office  of  alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding
   to substance use disorder and/or compulsive gambling programs operated
   by for profit agencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 25.01 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chap-
 ter 471 of the laws of 1980, paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and  4  as  amended  and
 paragraphs  5,  6,  7  and 8 of subdivision (a) as added by section 3 of
 part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 § 25.01 Definitions.
   [(a)] As used [herein] IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "Local governmental unit" shall  have  the  same  meaning  as  that
 contained in article forty-one of this chapter.
   2. "Operating expenses" shall mean expenditures approved by the office
 and incurred for the maintenance and operation of substance use disorder
 and/or  compulsive  gambling  programs,  including  but  not  limited to
 expenditures for treatment, administration, personnel,  and  contractual
 services.  Operating  expenses  do  not  include  capital costs and debt
 service unless such expenses are related to the rent, financing or refi-
 nancing of the design, construction, acquisition, reconstruction,  reha-
 bilitation  or improvement of a substance use disorder and/or compulsive
 gambling program facility pursuant  to  the  mental  hygiene  facilities
 finance  program  through  the  dormitory authority [of the state of New
 York] (DASNY; successor to the Facilities Development  Corporation),  or
 otherwise approved by the office.
   3. "Debt  service"  shall mean amounts, subject to the approval of the
 office, required to be paid to amortize obligations including  principal
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S898A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§25.01 - 25.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7446

2017-S898A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding to substance use disorder and/or compulsive gambling programs operated by for profit agencies.

2017-S898A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S898A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  898--A
     Cal. No. 247
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  AMEDORE,  AKSHAR, FUNKE, HELMING, MURPHY, O'MARA,
   ORTT, PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered  print-
   ed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism
   and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on Alcoholism and  Drug
   Abuse  in  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably
   from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to  a
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  authorizing  the
   office  of  alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide funding
   to substance use disorder and/or compulsive gambling programs operated
   by for profit agencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 25.01 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chap-
 ter 471 of the laws of 1980, paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and  4  as  amended  and
 paragraphs  5,  6,  7  and 8 of subdivision (a) as added by section 3 of
 part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 § 25.01 Definitions.
   [(a)] As used [herein] IN THIS ARTICLE:
   [1.] (A) "Local governmental unit" shall have the same meaning as that
 contained in article forty-one of this chapter.
   [2.] (B) "Operating expenses" shall mean expenditures approved by  the
 office  and  incurred for the maintenance and operation of substance use
 disorder and/or compulsive gambling programs, including but not  limited
 to expenditures for treatment, administration, personnel, and contractu-
 al  services.  Operating  expenses do not include capital costs and debt
 service unless such expenses are EXPENDITURES SUBMITTED BY  A  VOLUNTARY
 AGENCY  OR  LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AND ARE related to the rent, financing
 or refinancing of the design, construction, acquisition, reconstruction,
 rehabilitation or improvement of a substance use disorder and/or compul-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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