Requires the director of the division of probation and correctional alternatives and the division of parole, subject to the authority of the chairman, to provide probation officers, and parole officers, respectively, with substance abuse training and education programs; provides that such training shall include, but not be limited to, identification of controlled substances, identification of the physical signs of substance abuse and use, an awareness of the impact of substance abuse and use on the family unit, and the availability of drug treatment, prevention, education services, and appropriate referrals; requires such programs to be developed in conjunction with the division of substance abuse services; appropriates $500,000 therefor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5395
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 18, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the mental hygiene law, in
relation to requiring training for probation and parole officers in
substance abuse and making an appropriation therefor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 243 of the executive law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. The director shall provide substance abuse training and education
4 programs for probation officers. Such training shall include, but not be
5 limited to: identification of controlled substances; identification of
6 the physical signs of substance abuse/use; an awareness and understand-
7 ing of the impact of substance abuse/use on the family unit; and the
8 availability of drug treatment, prevention, education services, and
9 appropriate referrals. Such program shall be conducted in conjunction
10 with the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
11 § 2. Section 259-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new
12 subdivision 11 to read as follows:
13 11. The division shall provide substance abuse training and education
14 programs for parole officers. Such training shall include, but not be
15 limited to: identification of controlled substances; identification of
16 the physical signs of substance abuse/use; an awareness of the impact of
17 substance abuse/use on the family unit; and the availability of drug
18 treatment, prevention, education services, and appropriate referrals.
19 Such program shall be conducted in conjunction with the office of alco-
20 holism and substance abuse services.
21 § 3. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
22 new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
23 (i) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall devel-
24 op a substance abuse training education program in conjunction with the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 division of parole and the division of probation and correctional alter-
2 natives to provide substance abuse training and education as provided in
3 sections two hundred forty-three and two hundred fifty-nine-a of the
4 executive law.
5 § 4. The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or so much
6 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office of
7 alcoholism and substance abuse services from any moneys in the state
8 treasury in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes account
9 not otherwise appropriated for services and expenses of the said office
10 for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such sum
11 shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller on
12 vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of said office, or
13 his duly designated representative in the manner provided by law. No
14 expenditure shall be made from this appropriation until a certificate of
15 approval of availability shall have been issued by the director of the
16 budget and filed with the state comptroller and a copy filed with the
17 chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assem-
18 bly ways and means committee. Such certificate may be amended from time
19 to time by the director of the budget and a copy of each such amendment
20 shall be filed with the state comptroller, the chairman of the senate
21 finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means
22 committee.
23 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
