Assembly Bill A4814

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the improvement and operation of sober living homes

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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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2021-A4814 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §210, Gen Bus L; add Art 21 §§21.01 - 21.19, Ment Hyg L; amd §§17 & 143-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9794
2017-2018: A6369, A10870
2019-2020: A6412
2023-2024: A5547

2021-A4814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the improvement and operation of sober living homes including the process for certification, inspections, and violations and the establishment of a toll free hotline to respond to complaints.

2021-A4814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4814
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMITH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, the mental hygiene law and the
   social services law, in relation to the improvement and  operation  of
   sober living homes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Declaration of findings and legislative intent. The  legis-
 lature hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent need to improve
 the  operation of sober living homes. A sober living home is intended to
 provide affordable, drug and alcohol free environments for  persons  who
 are enrolled in out-patient treatment or recovering from a drug or alco-
 hol addiction. The mission of a sober living home is to promote recovery
 and  allow  individuals to become self-supporting. In order to meet this
 mission, residents must be afforded a safe, sanitary, and  secure  envi-
 ronment.
   The  legislature  further  finds  that  far too many sober living home
 operators fail to provide the atmosphere necessary for residents.  While
 there  certainly  are some well-run sober living homes that truly aim to
 assist those in recovery, many of these  homes  are  often  overcrowded,
 drug  and  alcohol  infested,  unsanitary, and incompetently managed. In
 order to ensure that appropriate living standards are being  maintained,
 regulations  pertaining  to  the operation of sober living homes must be
 established and enforced.
   The legislature further finds and declares that it is  the  intent  of
 the  legislature  to prevent recidivism, injury, and death among persons
 seeking housing in a sober living home  by  establishing  and  enforcing
 operational standards. By ensuring that appropriate standards are estab-
 lished  and  enforced,  communities  which host a sober living home will
 also benefit. By authorizing the state to certify establishments meeting
 the criteria necessary to provide an  appropriate  environment,  and  by

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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