Bill Text: NY A06351 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to substance abuse prevention personnel in New York city schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to education [A06351 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A06351-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6351 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and chapter 53 of the laws of 2012, enacting the aid to localities budget, in relation to substance abuse prevention personnel in New York city schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended 2 by adding a new section 12-140 to read as follows: 3 § 12-140 Substance abuse prevention and intervention personnel. The 4 New York city department of education shall provide on a full-time basis 5 at least one substance abuse prevention and intervention specialist at 6 each public school in the city of New York. For the purposes of this 7 section, a substance abuse prevention and intervention specialist is a 8 New York city department of education employee that has received 9 substance abuse training through the New York state office of alcoholism 10 and substance abuse services. 11 § 2. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2012, enacting the aid to 12 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 13 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 14 scored in this section. 15 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE 16 OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES 17 PREVENTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 18 Special Revenue Funds - Other 19 Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund 20 Mental Hygiene Program Fund Account EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01305-01-7A. 6351 2 1 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 2 contrary, the commissioner of the office 3 of alcoholism and substance abuse services 4 shall [be authorized to continue contracts5which were executed on or before March 31,62012 with entities providing services for7problem gambling and chemical dependency8prevention and treatment services, without9any additional requirements that such10contracts be subject to competitive11bidding, a request for proposal process or12other administrative procedures. Of the13amounts appropriated herein, at least14$14,859,531 shall be made] make funding 15 available to the New York City Department 16 of Education for the continuation of such 17 school-operated prevention programs 18 provided by school district [employees] 19 substance abuse prevention and inter- 20 vention personnel ........................... 42,553,000 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.