STATE OF NEW YORK
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914
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MILLER, WEPRIN, SCARBOROUGH, NOLAN, MOSLEY, BENE-
DETTO, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, ROBINSON, PERRY, GOTTFRIED, ARROYO, FARRELL,
CYMBROWITZ, ROSENTHAL, MOYA, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
CLARK, COOK, DenDEKKER, HEASTIE, HEVESI, LENTOL, MARKEY, O'DONNELL,
RA, RIVERA, SOLAGES, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and
chapter 53 of the laws of 2012, enacting the aid to localities budget,
in relation to substance abuse prevention personnel in New York city
schools
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 12-140 to read as follows:
3 § 12-140 Substance abuse prevention and intervention personnel. The
4 New York city department of education shall provide on a full-time basis
5 at least one substance abuse prevention and intervention specialist at
6 each public school in the city of New York. For the purposes of this
7 section, a substance abuse prevention and intervention specialist is a
8 New York city department of education employee that has received
9 substance abuse training through the New York state office of alcoholism
10 and substance abuse services.
11 § 2. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2012, enacting the aid to
12 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set
13 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under-
14 scored in this section.
15 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
16 OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
17 PREVENTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02933-01-5
A. 914 2
1 Special Revenue Funds - Other
2 Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund
3 Mental Hygiene Program Fund Account
4 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
5 contrary, the commissioner of the office
6 of alcoholism and substance abuse services
7 shall [be authorized to continue contracts
8 which were executed on or before March 31,
9 2012 with entities providing services for
10 problem gambling and chemical dependency
11 prevention and treatment services, without
12 any additional requirements that such
13 contracts be subject to competitive
14 bidding, a request for proposal process or
15 other administrative procedures. Of the
16 amounts appropriated herein, at least
17 $14,859,531 shall be made] make funding
18 available to the New York City Department
19 of Education for the continuation of such
20 school-operated prevention programs
21 provided by school district [employees]
22 substance abuse prevention and inter-
23 vention personnel ........................... 42,553,000
24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
