Senate Bill S2681

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the sober living task force

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Abuse Committee


  • 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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2019-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A929
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.04, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9717
2015-2016: S5463, A7054
2017-2018: S910, A612

2019-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the sober living task force which shall create best practice guidelines for sober living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.

2019-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2681
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAYER, BROOKS, LIU -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Alcoholism
   and Substance Abuse
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
   sober living  task  force;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 19.04 to read as follows:
 § 19.04 SOBER LIVING TASK FORCE.
   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "SOBER  LIVING RESIDENCE" SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENCE LOCATED IN NEW
 YORK STATE WHERE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH RESIDENCE HOLDS THE RESI-
 DENCE OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE  LIVING  ENVIRONMENT
 FOR  PERSONS  RECOVERING  FROM  A  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCY, WHERE NO FORMAL
 TREATMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE.
   (B) "SOBER LIVING NETWORK" SHALL MEAN A GROUP OF  INDEPENDENTLY  OPER-
 ATED  AND  SELF-REGULATED  SOBER  LIVING  RESIDENCES LOCATED IN NEW YORK
 STATE WHICH COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   2. THE SOBER LIVING TASK FORCE IS HEREBY CREATED,  WHICH  PURSUANT  TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, SHALL ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
 FOR  SOBER  LIVING  RESIDENCES  THAT ILLUSTRATE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND
 EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.
   3. THE TASK FORCE SHALL UTILIZE INFORMATION COLLECTED  FROM  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS AND PROGRAMS BOTH IN NEW YORK STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO:
   (A)  ISSUE  RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES
 FOR SOBER LIVING RESIDENCES TO PROVIDE AN ALCOHOL AND  DRUG  FREE  SOBER
 LIVING ENVIRONMENT;
   (B)  DEVELOP  A  PLAN TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE SOBER LIVING NETWORK AS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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