New York S 5103: Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of co-occurring disorders as an integral part of their health education programs

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S05103 Summary:

BILL NOS05103 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRASHBY, FERNANDEZ

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MLTSPNSR

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Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of co-occurring disorders as an integral part of their health education programs.

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BILL NOS05103 

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

05/15/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

04/29/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5103

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and
 Substance Use Disorders

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring schools to
 include instruction on the prevention of co-occurring disorders as an
 integral part of their health education programs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 804 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 390 of the laws of 2016, is amended and a new subdi-
 3 vision 5-a is added to read as follows:
 4 Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs, tobacco
 5 abuse, co-occurring disorders and the prevention and detection of
 6 certain cancers.
 7 5-a. Instruction regarding the prevention of co-occurring disorders as
 8 a bridge between units on mental health and substance misuse/addiction
 9 shall be included in the health education provided for all junior high
 10 school grades and the senior high schools. Such instruction shall be
 11 designed according to the needs and abilities of the pupils at succes-
 12 sive grade levels with the purpose of educating about the importance of
 13 maintaining mental health and wellness, fostering and developing healthy
 14 decision making through an understanding of pathways to substance
 15 misuse/addiction and preparing pupils to live healthy lives. In develop-
 16 ing such instruction, the commissioner may consult with the advisory
 17 council on underage alcohol consumption and youth substance abuse,
 18 established pursuant to section 19.06 of the mental hygiene law, and the
 19 adolescent suicide prevention program, established pursuant to section
 20 41.49 of the mental hygiene law as added by chapter four hundred nine-
 21 ty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-eight.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 23 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 24 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 25 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 26 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09737-01-5

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