NY S04440 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Establishes a state director of drug policy to lead the state drug control effort, including coordinating with the state agencies that impact drug policy and associated funding; coordinate and oversee the implementation of state drug policy; assess the adequacy of the state drug control programs and the budgets for those programs; evaluate the effectiveness of state drug control policy efforts; identify and respond to emerging drug threats related to illicit drug use; facilitate broad-scale information sharing and data standardization among state and local entities to support the state drug control efforts; assist the governor in the establishment of policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for drug policy; consult with and assist local governments with respect to the formulation and implementation of drug control policy; and serve as an ex-officio member of the opioid settlement board.

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Title

Establishes a state director of drug policy to lead the state drug control effort, including coordinating with the state agencies that impact drug policy and associated funding; coordinate and oversee the implementation of state drug policy; assess the adequacy of the state drug control programs and the budgets for those programs; evaluate the effectiveness of state drug control policy efforts; identify and respond to emerging drug threats related to illicit drug use; facilitate broad-scale information sharing and data standardization among state and local entities to support the state drug control efforts; assist the governor in the establishment of policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for drug policy; consult with and assist local governments with respect to the formulation and implementation of drug control policy; and serve as an ex-officio member of the opioid settlement board.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-03SenateREFERRED TO FINANCE
2023-02-08SenateREFERRED TO FINANCE

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Bill Comments

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