Bill Text: NY A04799 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A04799 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04799-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4799
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 11, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. DenDEKKER, CASTRO, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CERETTO, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, TITONE -- 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-c
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  296-C.  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    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07958-01-3