ALBANY – A measure that would allow creation of up to five recovery high schools in the state has passed in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator David Carlucci (D, Nanuet), was to be introduced in the Assembly by Linda Rosenthal (D, Manhattan).
If approved, the bill would allow BOCES to operate the high schools in coordination with the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
“Research has shown that after treatment for substance use disorder, approximately 70 percent of students who return to high school relapse within six months to a year,” Carlucci said. “When implemented as a pilot program in other states, recovery high schools have proven to be an effective model to help youth in recovery stay healthy and graduate.”
The bill would authorize the state agency to approve five BOCES in the state to provide recovery high school programs for students diagnosed with a substance use disorder who have demonstrated a commitment to recovery.
“We have to leave no stone unturned as this has become the public health epidemic of our generation,” said Carlucci. “That means providing resources for prevention and recovery at the earliest stages possible and exploring new strategies like recovery high schools that have worked in other states.”
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