A04143 Summary:

BILL NOA04143
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORDenDekker
 
COSPNSRWeprin
 
MLTSPNSRBrennan, Ceretto, Ortiz, Robinson, Skartados, Titone
 
Add S296-d, Exec L
 
Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse.
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A04143 Actions:

BILL NOA04143
 
01/29/2015referred to governmental operations
01/06/2016referred to governmental operations
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A04143 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4143
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 29, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. DenDEKKER, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
          A. BRENNAN, CERETTO, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, SKARTADOS, TITONE --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
          ry  practices  by  government  agencies relating to persons recovering
          from alcohol and/or substance abuse
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-d
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 296-d. Unlawful  discriminatory  practices  by  government  agencies
     4  relating  to  persons recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse. 1.
     5  For the purposes of this section:
     6    (a) "Government agency" shall mean any  department,  division,  board,
     7  bureau,  commission, office, agency, correctional facility, authority or
     8  public corporation of the state or  a  county,  city,  town  or  village
     9  government  or  any  other instrumentality of local government or public
    10  educational institution.
    11    (b) "Alcohol abuse" and/or "substance abuse" shall have the same mean-
    12  ings as set forth in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.
    13    2. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice  for  a  government
    14  agency  employer  to deny employment to a prospective employee solely on
    15  the basis that such prospective  employee  is  recovering  from  alcohol
    16  and/or substance abuse.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07990-01-5
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