Bill Text: NY S01717 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1717 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the administration, function and effectiveness of the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE [S01717 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01717-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1717
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 11, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to  requiring  the  chief
         administrator  of  the  courts  to submit an annual report on the Drug
         Treatment Court Program
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  212  of the judiciary law is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
    3    (W) SUBMIT ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH,  TO  THE
    4  LEGISLATURE  AND  THE  GOVERNOR A REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION, FUNCTION
    5  AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ALL DRUG TREATMENT COURTS OPERATING IN THE STATE AS
    6  PART OF THE DRUG TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR. SUCH
    7  REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, AN ACCOUNTING  OF  EXPENDI-
    8  TURES  OF  STATE, LOCAL, FEDERAL, AND OTHER FUNDS UTILIZED IN SUPPORT OF
    9  THE DRUG TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM.  SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE AVAIL-
   10  ABLE INFORMATION ON DRUG COURT STAFFING LEVELS  AND  LEVELS  OF  PARTIC-
   11  IPATION  OF  COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZA-
   12  TIONS,  WHO  PROVIDED  TREATMENT  OR  OTHER  SERVICES  TO   DRUG   COURT
   13  PARTICIPANTS.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05976-01-1