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Assembly Bill A1245A

2019-2020 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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2019-A1245 - 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
2017-2018: A1818
2021-2022: A5327
2023-2024: A2614
2025-2026: A1065

2019-A1245 - Summary

Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.

2019-A1245 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1245
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
   JOHNS, NORRIS, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOODELL  --
   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.
                                                            LBD03026-01-9

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2019-A1245A (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
2017-2018: A1818
2021-2022: A5327
2023-2024: A2614
2025-2026: A1065

2019-A1245A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.

2019-A1245A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1245--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
   JOHNS, NORRIS, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BYRNES,
   GOODELL  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 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. A. UPON DETERMINING THAT A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE  FOR  ANY  FORM  OR
 CATEGORY  OF  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE AND PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DISTRIBUTION TO
 SUCH PERSON, THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL SHALL REQUIRE THE PERSON SEEK-
 ING 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.
   B. ANY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COURT SHALL
 REPORT  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE INFORMATION OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FORM OR
 CATEGORY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  LAUNCH  AN INVESTIGATION INTO AND WITHHOLD PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FROM
 ANY PERSON REPORTED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH AND  HAVE  SUCH  PERSON  PLACED
 INTO A SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATION FACILITY OR ANOTHER PROGRAM TO END
 THE DRUG ABUSE.
   § 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.

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