Long Island legislators have proposed a law to notify school districts about arrests related to heroin possessions or sales. Local law enforcement would also be required to notify community organizations and churches in the area.
The Nassau-Suffolk County School Boards Association opposed the initial draft. The association argued legislators overstepped the counties’ authority to impose legislation on school districts and places liability on the schools, according to The New York Times.
The bill now requires monthly Web site notifications that map locations of heroin arrests. The bill was named after 18-year-old Natalie Ciappa died of a heroin overdose at a party.
The Nassau, N.Y., legislature will vote on its measure Dec. 15; the Suffolk, N.Y., legislature, on Dec. 18.
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