Bill Text: NY S05463 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 5463 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishes the sober living task force which shall create best practice guidelines for sober living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-25 - PRINT NUMBER 5463A [S05463 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05463-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5463--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 14, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug  Abuse
          --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Alcoholism  and Drug Abuse in
          accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
          sober  living  task  force;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of such
          provisions upon expiration thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
     2  19.04 to read as follows:
     3  § 19.04 Sober living task force.
     4    1. Definitions. As used in this section:
     5    (a) "Sober living residence" shall mean any residence located  in  New
     6  York state where the owner or operator of such residence holds the resi-
     7  dence  out  to the public as an alcohol and drug free living environment
     8  for persons recovering from  a  chemical  dependency,  where  no  formal
     9  treatment services are provided on-site.
    10    (b)  "Sober  living network" shall mean a group of independently oper-
    11  ated and self-regulated sober living  residences  located  in  New  York
    12  state which comply with the guidelines issued pursuant to this section.
    13    2.  The  sober  living task force is hereby created, which pursuant to
    14  the provisions of this section, shall establish best practice guidelines
    15  for sober living residences that illustrate  the  most  appropriate  and
    16  effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.
    17    3.  The  task force shall utilize information collected from organiza-
    18  tions and programs both in New York state and throughout the country to:
    19    (a) Issue recommendations and guidelines establishing  best  practices
    20  for  sober  living  residences to provide an alcohol and drug free sober
    21  living environment;
    22    (b) Develop a plan to establish a statewide sober  living  network  as
    23  defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section; and
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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