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Senate Bill S2975

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices relating to persons recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse

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2021-S2975 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8421
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §296-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7997
2013-2014: A4799
2015-2016: A4143
2017-2018: A3060
2019-2020: S5832, A4155
2023-2024: S1175
2025-2026: S264

2021-S2975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse.

2021-S2975 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2975
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
   ry practices by government agencies  relating  to  persons  recovering
   from alcohol and/or substance abuse

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  296-e
 to read as follows:
   §  296-E.  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICES  BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 RELATING TO PERSONS RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL AND/OR SUBSTANCE  ABUSE.  1.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "GOVERNMENT  AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD,
 BUREAU, COMMISSION, OFFICE, AGENCY, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AUTHORITY  OR
 PUBLIC  CORPORATION  OF  THE  STATE  OR  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
 GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  OR  PUBLIC
 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
   (B) "ALCOHOL ABUSE" AND/OR "SUBSTANCE ABUSE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEAN-
 INGS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   2.  IT  SHALL  BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR A GOVERNMENT
 AGENCY EMPLOYER TO DENY EMPLOYMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE  SOLELY  ON
 THE  BASIS  THAT  SUCH  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE IS RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL
 AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03870-01-1

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