Assembly Actions -
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Jun 23, 2010 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 27, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
May 26, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
May 25, 2010 |
1st report cal.650 |
Mar 17, 2010 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7156
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2164 & 2165, Pub Health L
2009-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7156 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring vaccinations against meningococcal disease for seventh graders and students entering college; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE : This bill requires vaccination against meningococcal disease for seventh graders and students entering college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill adds a new paragraph (c) to PHL § 2164(2) to require immunization against meningococcal disease for students entering, repeating or transferring into the seventh grade. Section 2 of the bill amends PHL § 2164(3), (5), (6), (7), and (8-a) to add meningococcal disease to the list of school vaccination requirements. Section 3 of the bill amends PHL § 2165(1) (d) to require college students to be immunized against meningococcal disease. Section 4 of the bill repeals PHL § 2167.
2009-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7156 A. 10313 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2010 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. DUANE, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring vaccina- tions against meningococcal disease for seventh graders and students entering college; and repealing certain provisions of such law relat- ing thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "communicable disease control and prevention act". S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 2164 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows: C. EVERY PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A CHILD IN THIS STATE BORN ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE, AND ENTERING OR HAVING ENTERED SEVENTH GRADE OR A COMPARABLE AGE LEVEL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH AN UNASSIGNED GRADE ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND TEN, SHALL HAVE ADMINISTERED TO SUCH CHILD AN ADEQUATE DOSE OR DOSES OF AN IMMUNIZING AGENT AGAINST MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE, WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SUCH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL. S 3. Subdivisions 3, 5, 6, paragraph (a) of subdivision 7, and the opening paragraph of subdivision 8-a of section 2164 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows: 3. The person in parental relation to any such child who has not previously received such immunization shall present the child to a health practitioner and request such health practitioner to administer the necessary immunization against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), rubella, varicella, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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