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Senate Bill S4440

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a state director of drug policy

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2023-S4440 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4-c, Exec L; amd §25.18, Ment Hyg L

2023-S4440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a state director of drug policy to lead the state drug control effort, including coordinating with the state agencies that impact drug policy and associated funding; coordinate and oversee the implementation of state drug policy; assess the adequacy of the state drug control programs and the budgets for those programs; evaluate the effectiveness of state drug control policy efforts

2023-S4440 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4440
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law  and  the mental hygiene law, in
   relation to establishing a state director of drug policy
 
   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 4-c to
 read as follows:
   §  4-C.  DIRECTOR OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A
 DIRECTOR OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR THE STATE AND RECEIVE A SALARY TO BE
 FIXED BY THE GOVERNOR  WITHIN  THE  AMOUNT  APPROPRIATED  THEREFOR.  THE
 DIRECTOR OF DRUG POLICY'S RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   1. LEAD THE STATE DRUG CONTROL EFFORT, INCLUDING COORDINATING WITH THE
 STATE AGENCIES THAT IMPACT DRUG POLICY AND ASSOCIATED FUNDING;
   2. COORDINATE AND OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE DRUG POLICY;
   3.  ASSESS  THE  ADEQUACY  OF  THE STATE DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS AND THE
 BUDGETS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS;
   4. EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STATE DRUG CONTROL POLICY EFFORTS;
   5. IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO EMERGING DRUG THREATS  RELATED  TO  ILLICIT
 DRUG USE;
   6. FACILITATE BROAD-SCALE INFORMATION SHARING AND DATA STANDARDIZATION
 AMONG  STATE  AND  LOCAL  ENTITIES  TO  SUPPORT  THE  STATE DRUG CONTROL
 EFFORTS;
   7. ASSIST THE GOVERNOR IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES, GOALS, OBJEC-
 TIVES, AND PRIORITIES FOR DRUG POLICY;
   8. CONSULT WITH AND ASSIST  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  WITH  RESPECT  TO  THE
 FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY; AND
   9. SERVE AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT BOARD ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.18 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08934-01-3
 S. 4440                             2

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