Bill Text: NY A08575 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8575 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to creating uniform baseline standards for drug testing persons on probation or parole.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-29 - held for consideration in correction [A08575 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8575
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   November 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Correction
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating uniform base-
         line standards for drug testing persons on probation or parole
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 243 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    3    5.  (A)  THE  DIRECTOR,  AFTER  CONSULTATION  WITH THE STATE PROBATION
    4  COMMISSION, THE COMMISSIONER, AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,  SHALL
    5  PROMULGATE  UNIFORM  BASELINE  STANDARDS  FOR  DRUG  TESTING  PERSONS ON
    6  PROBATION. SUCH BASELINE STANDARDS MUST INSTRUCT LOCAL PROBATION DEPART-
    7  MENTS ON THE MINIMAL PROCEDURES TO BE USED  DURING  COURT  ORDERED  DRUG
    8  TESTING AND MUST REQUIRE LOCAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS TO TEST FOR:
    9    (I) OPIATES.
   10    (II) COCAINE.
   11    (III) MARIHUANA.
   12    (IV) SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS.
   13    (V) HALLUCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES.
   14    (VI) AMPHETAMINES.
   15    (B) THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT PREEMPT LOCAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS AND
   16  MUNICIPALITIES WITH STRICTER BASELINE STANDARDS ALREADY IN PLACE.
   17    S  2.  Section  259-c  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
   18  subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   19    18. (A) RECOMMEND UNIFORM BASELINE STANDARDS FOR DRUG TESTING PAROLEES
   20  TO THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY
   21  SUPERVISION,  WHO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL
   22  PROMULGATE SUCH BASELINE STANDARDS FOR DRUG TESTING PAROLEES. SUCH BASE-
   23  LINE STANDARDS MUST INSTRUCT THE DEPARTMENT ON MINIMAL PROCEDURES TO  BE
   24  USED  DURING  COURT ORDERED DRUG TESTING AND MUST REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT
   25  TO TEST FOR:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (I) OPIATES.
    2    (II) COCAINE.
    3    (III) MARIHUANA.
    4    (IV) SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS.
    5    (V) HALLUCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES.
    6    (VI) AMPHETAMINES.
    7    (B) THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT PREEMPT LOCAL REGIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
    8  WITH STRICTER BASELINE STANDARDS ALREADY IN PLACE.
    9    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.