STATE OF NEW YORK
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4775
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 23, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
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
18 Special Revenue Funds - Other
19 Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund
20 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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S. 4775 2
1 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
2 contrary, the commissioner of the office
3 of alcoholism and substance abuse services
4 shall [be authorized to continue contracts
5 which were executed on or before March 31,
6 2012 with entities providing services for
7 problem gambling and chemical dependency
8 prevention and treatment services, without
9 any additional requirements that such
10 contracts be subject to competitive
11 bidding, a request for proposal process or
12 other administrative procedures. Of the
13 amounts appropriated herein, at least
14 $14,859,531 shall be made] make funding
15 available to the New York City Department
16 of Education for the continuation of such
17 school-operated prevention programs
18 provided by school district [employees]
19 substance abuse prevention and inter-
20 vention personnel ........................... 42,553,000
21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
