A02260 Summary:

BILL NOA02260A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01905-A
 
SPONSORSeptimo
 
COSPNSRAlvarez, Simon, Paulin, Aubry, Cunningham, Brown K
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Requires that the siting, construction and establishment of methadone program facilities in cities with a population of one million or more be dispersed in the boroughs of such cities in proportion to the population of each such borough.
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A02260 Actions:

BILL NOA02260A
 
01/25/2023referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
02/21/2023amend (t) and recommit to alcoholism and drug abuse
02/21/2023print number 2260a
01/03/2024referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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A02260 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A02260 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2260A
 
SPONSOR: Septimo
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to require that the siting, construction and establishment of methadone program facilities in cities having a population of one million or more be dispersed in the boroughs of such cities in propor- tion to the population of each such borough   PURPOSE: This bill would require that, in cities having a population of one million or more, methadone program facilities would be dispersed throughout the boroughs of such city in proportion to the borough popu- lation.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Creates a requirement of proportionality of the siting, construction and/or establishment of methadone program facilities with regard to the respective borough's population. Section 2: Requires supportive methadone program facilities sited, constructed and/or established in cities with a population of one million or more after the effective date of this act shall be located in boroughs with the lowest concentration of such facilities in proportion to the borough population. Section 3: Requires that prior to any siting, construction or establish- ment of such supportive methadone program facility, the local community board, or if no board exists, the appropriate neighborhood board, must grant approval of the location, of the facility. Additionally, this section provides that such local community board, or if no board exists the appropriate neighborhood board, shall have the power to grant exemption for certain supportive housing facilities. Section 4: This act shall take effect immediately.   JUSTIFICATION: Methadone Program Facilities provide critical care to people who need them. Concentration of methadone program facilities in selected areas of New York City have forced individuals to relocate, travel oppressive distances and/or cluster in areas containing such facilities, leaving the vast majority of New York City without any such necessary facili- ties. By providing for proportional siting, construction, and establish- ment of such facilities, the population of New York City, as a whole, would have better access to the necessary care and supportive services for people whose health depend on such services. By requiring community board approval, such siting, construction and establishment decisions will have to be approved by active and engaged members of the community. The provision of stratified siting, construction and establishment would ensure that people in New York City seeking help would have a local option for treatment moving forward.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2022 - A. 9345 Referred to Alcoholism and Drug Abuse S. 9157 Referred to Alcoholism and Drug Abuse   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A02260 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2260--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 25, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEPTIMO, ALVAREZ, SIMON, PAULIN, AUBRY -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Drug  Abuse  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to require that the siting,  construction  and  establishment  of
          methadone  program  facilities  in  cities  having a population of one
          million or more be dispersed in the boroughs of such cities in propor-
          tion to the population of each such borough
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with-
     2  in  cities having a population of one million or more, methadone program
     3  facilities registered with the office of addiction services and supports
     4  pursuant to section 19.16 of the mental hygiene  law  within  each  such
     5  city  shall  be  sited,  constructed  and/or  established throughout the
     6  boroughs of such city in proportion to each borough's population to  the
     7  city's  total population. Provided, however, that the provisions of this
     8  section shall not apply to the siting, construction or establishment  of
     9  any methadone program facility for which the appropriate community board
    10  or,  if  there be no community board, the appropriate neighborhood board
    11  shall have granted an exemption from such provisions.
    12    § 2. Methadone program facilities  sited,  constructed  and/or  estab-
    13  lished  within  cities  having a population of one million or more after
    14  the effective date of this act shall be first located in those  boroughs
    15  of  the  city  which have the lowest concentration of such facilities in
    16  proportion to the borough population to the city's population. Once each
    17  borough has achieved proper proportionality pursuant  to  this  section,
    18  siting,  construction,  and/or  establishment  of  such facilities shall
    19  continue within a city having a population of one million or  more  with
    20  such proportionality requirements in mind.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05662-02-3

        A. 2260--A                          2
 
     1    §  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, no
     2  methadone program facility shall be sited,  constructed  or  established
     3  within  a  city  having  a  population of one million or more unless the
     4  appropriate community board, or, if there be  no  community  board,  the
     5  appropriate   neighborhood   board   shall  have  approved  the  siting,
     6  construction or establishment of such facility.
     7    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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