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S05413 Summary:

BILL NOS05413 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 20 §§949 - 957, amd §3641, Ed L

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Provides for random testing for anabolic steroids in athletes in public and private schools; appropriates $1,000,000 therefor.

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5413

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to random testing for
 anabolic steroids in athletes in public and private schools; and
 making an appropriation therefor

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 20 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 20
 4 ANABOLIC STEROID TESTING FOR ATHLETES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
 5 Section 949. Legislative intent.
 6 950. Definitions.
 7 951. Required drug testing.
 8 952. School authority policy contents; prior written notice.
 9 953. Reliability and fairness safeguards.
 10 954. Disciplinary actions.
 11 955. Privacy, confidentiality and privilege safeguards.
 12 956. Required educational programs.
 13 957. Reporting.
 14 § 949. Legislative intent. This article requires the department to
 15 promulgate rules and regulations which shall be used as guidelines for
 16 public and private schools that are required to institute an anabolic
 17 steroid testing program for their athletes.
 18 At the present time, this state has no regulations or guidelines for
 19 school districts or private schools to establish an anabolic steroid
 20 testing program. The department is directed to establish guidelines to
 21 be used in a uniform manner.
 22 Efforts to stop the abuse of anabolic steroids at the grassroots level
 23 is expected to be accomplished with local school participation. Early

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09002-01-5

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 1 detection and intervention measures to complement existing drug educa-
 2 tional programs are instrumental in this effort.
 3 For the safety and well-being of all students, student athletes in
 4 particular, measures should be in place to prevent injury to the
 5 athlete, teammates and/or opposing competitors. A random anabolic ster-
 6 oid testing procedure is a natural extension of the educational programs
 7 designed to encourage athletes to respect their bodies and maintain
 8 healthy, drug free lives.
 9 An athlete under the influence of anabolic steroids has the ability to
 10 cause serious injury to themselves and others. Local school districts
 11 and private schools have the responsibility of doing what is necessary
 12 to protect student athletes and to provide a level playing field of
 13 competition.
 14 § 950. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the terms and
 15 phrases defined in this section have the following meanings:
 16 1. "Confirmatory test" and "confirmatory retest" mean a drug test that
 17 uses a method of analysis approved by the commissioner under subdivision
 18 one of section nine hundred fifty-one of this article as being reliable
 19 for providing specific data as to the drugs or their metabolites
 20 detected in an initial screening test.
 21 2. "Drug" means an anabolic steroid as defined in subdivision (h) of
 22 schedule II of section thirty-three hundred six of the public health
 23 law.
 24 3. "Drug testing" and "drug test" mean analysis of a body component
 25 sample approved by the commissioner under subdivision one of section
 26 nine hundred fifty-one of this article for the purpose of measuring the
 27 presence or absence of drugs or their metabolites in the sample tested.
 28 4. "Initial screening test" means a drug test which uses a method of
 29 analysis approved by the com