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                                   8997
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 13, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the reporting  of
   statewide opioid settlements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 10 of subdivision (c) and  subdivision  (c-1)  of
 section 25.18 of the mental hygiene law, paragraph 10 of subdivision (c)
 as  amended  and  subdivision  (c-1) as added by section 1 of part II of
 chapter 57 of the laws of 2025, are amended to read as follows:
   10. On or before November first of each year, beginning one year after
 the initial deposit of monies in the opioid settlement fund,  the  rele-
 vant  commissioners  shall  provide  a  written  report to the governor,
 temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the
 senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways and  means  commit-
 tee,  chair of the senate alcoholism and substance use disorders commit-
 tee, chair of the assembly alcoholism and drug abuse committee, and  the
 opioid  settlement  advisory  board. Such report shall be presented as a
 consolidated dashboard and be made publicly available on the  respective
 offices'  websites.  The  report shall, [to the extent practicable after
 making all diligent efforts to obtain  such  information,]  include  the
 following: (i) the baseline funding for any entity that receives funding
 from  the  opioid  settlement  fund, prior to the receipt of such funds;
 (ii) [how] THE AMOUNT OF funds deposited in the opioid  settlement  fund
 [had]  THAT  HAVE  been  [utilized]  SPENT AND HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO BE
 SPENT in the preceding calendar year AND IN FUTURE YEARS, including  but
 not  limited to: (A) the amount of money disbursed and the award process
 used for such disbursement, if applicable; (B) the names of the  recipi-
 ents,  the  amounts  awarded  to  such  recipient  and details about the
 purpose such funds were awarded for, including  what  specific  services
 and  programs  the funds were used on and what populations such services
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 or programs served; (C) the main  criteria  utilized  to  determine  the
 award,  including  how  the  program  or  service  assists to reduce the
 effects of substance use disorders; (D) an analysis of the effectiveness
 of  the services and/or programs that received opioid settlement funding
 in their efforts to reduce the effects of the overdose and substance use
 disorder epidemic. Such analysis shall  utilize  evidence-based  uniform
 metrics  when  reviewing  the  effects the service and/or program had on
 prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and  recovery  advancements;  (E)
 any  relevant information provided by the New York subdivisions pursuant
 to this section; and (F) any other information  the  commissioner  deems
 necessary  to  help  inform future appropriations and funding decisions,
 and ensure such funding is not being used to supplant local,  state,  or
 federal funding.
   (c-1)  On or before November first of each year, any New York subdivi-
 sion that directly received funds pursuant to a statewide opioid settle-
 ment agreement shall publicly post on their website information  regard-
 ing  how  such  funding  was [utilized] SPENT AND HOW MUCH REMAINS TO BE
 SPENT AND THE PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED SUCH FUNDS and  shall  submit  such
 information  to  the  office  of  addiction  services and supports. Such
 information shall be updated on an annual basis. The office of addiction
 services and supports shall re-post such information on its website.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.