STATE OF NEW YORK
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4155
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, ABINANTI -- 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-e
2 to read as follows:
3 § 296-e. 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.
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