STATE OF NEW YORK
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5861
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 23, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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 12-141 to read as follows:
3 § 12-141 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 addiction
10 services and supports.
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] ADDICTION
17 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
18 PREVENTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
19 Special Revenue Funds - Other
20 Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund
21 Mental Hygiene Program Fund Account
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 5861 2
1 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
2 contrary, the commissioner of the office
3 of [alcoholism and substance abuse]
4 addiction services and supports shall [be
5 authorized to continue contracts which
6 were executed on or before March 31, 2012
7 with entities providing services for prob-
8 lem gambling and chemical dependency
9 prevention and treatment services, without
10 any additional requirements that such
11 contracts be subject to competitive
12 bidding, a request for proposal process or
13 other administrative procedures. Of the
14 amounts appropriated herein, at least
15 $14,859,531 shall be made] make funding
16 available to the New York City Department
17 of Education for the continuation of such
18 school-operated prevention programs
19 provided by school district [employees]
20 substance abuse prevention and inter-
21 vention personnel ........................... 42,553,000
22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
