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Assembly Bill A580

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a prom and graduation safety program

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2023-A580 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.26, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6424
2017-2018: A3876
2019-2020: A1039
2021-2022: A2008

2023-A580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of a prom and graduation safety program; develops educational materials.

2023-A580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    580
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DAVILA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the creation of a
   prom and graduation safety program
 
   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
 19.26 to read as follows:
 § 19.26 PROM AND GRADUATION SAFETY PROGRAM.
   (A)  THE  OFFICE  SHALL ESTABLISH A PROM AND GRADUATION SAFETY PROGRAM
 WITHIN THE OFFICE, WHICH SHALL FOCUS UPON ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ADOLES-
 CENTS ATTENDING THEIR PROM AND CELEBRATING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,
 THE  STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, SHALL
 DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND  PARENTS  AND
 GUARDIANS  WITH INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP ADOLESCENTS SAFE AND
 HEALTHY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DANGERS OF THE USE AND ABUSE
 OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, AND ILLICIT DRUGS WITH  A
 FOCUS  ON DRUGS THAT ARE PREVALENT AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH.  SUCH EDUCA-
 TIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING PRINTABLE BROCHURES, SHALL BE  AVAILABLE  ON
 THE  WEBSITES OF THE OFFICE AND THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SHALL
 BE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00887-01-3

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