STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of
Recovery High Schools by boards of cooperative educational services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph pp to read as follows:
3 pp. Boards of cooperative educational services may provide a collabo-
4 rative alternative education program known as a "recovery high school"
5 for students (i) diagnosed with substance use disorder, as defined by
6 the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V, and (ii)
7 who have demonstrated a commitment to recovery. Provided that there
8 shall be no less than five recovery high schools opened and authorized
9 by the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
10 services in conjunction with the commissioner, provided further that
11 each recovery high school shall contain the following program elements:
12 (a) a comprehensive four year high school education, (b) a structured
13 plan of recovery for students, (c) a partnership with a local social
14 services agency with expertise in substance use disorder and mental
15 health, and (d) any other program elements pursuant to regulations of
16 the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
17 (1) Program and administrative costs, including capital costs, allo-
18 cated to component school districts in accordance with a recovery high
19 school program pursuant to this paragraph shall be eligible for BOCES
20 aid as an aidable shared service pursuant to this section and costs
21 allocated to a participating non-component school district pursuant to a
22 memorandum of understanding shall be aidable pursuant to subdivision
23 five of this section to the same extent and on the same basis as costs
24 allocated to a component school district.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (2) The trustees or board of education of a non-component school
2 district, including city school districts of cities in excess of one
3 hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants, may enter into a memorandum of
4 understanding with a board of cooperative educational services to
5 participate in a recovery high school program for a period not to exceed
6 five years upon such terms as such trustees or board of education and
7 the board of cooperative educational services may mutually agree,
8 provided that such agreement may provide for a charge for administration
9 of the recovery high school program including capital costs, but partic-
10 ipating non-component school districts shall not be liable for payment
11 of administrative expenses as defined in paragraph b of this subdivi-
12 sion.
13 § 2. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law
14 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 12 to read as follows:
15 (12) To enter into contracts with the commissioner of the office of
16 alcoholism and substance abuse services, substance abuse treatment
17 providers, and any other organization for the purpose of operating a
18 recovery high school program. Any such proposed contract shall be
19 subject to the review and approval of the commissioner.
20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.