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Assembly Bill A4159

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Expands the scope of a study regarding the risks and dangers associated with female genital mutilation

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2009-A4159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Health
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3, Chap 618 of 1997
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2478
2013-2014: A3195

2009-A4159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the scope of a study conducted by the department of health and the office of children and family services regarding the risks and dangers associated with female genital mutilation; requires an annual report of such study and of the activities established and implemented to the governor and the legislature on or before July first of each year.

2009-A4159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4159

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, GREENE, SCARBOROUGH, MAYERSOHN, BALL --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  CANESTRARI,  COLTON,  DIAZ,
  DINOWITZ,  GALEF,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,  JOHN,  KAVANAGH, LIFTON, McENENY,
  NOLAN, PHEFFER, SWEENEY, WEINSTEIN -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the New York state prohibition of female genital mutila-
  tion act, in relation to requiring an annual report

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 618 of the laws of 1997,  constituting
the  New  York  state  prohibition  of female genital mutilation act, is
amended to read as follows:
  S 3. The [department of social services] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES and the department of health upon completion of a study of  the
health  risks, emotional trauma and dangers associated with female geni-
tal mutilation shall  establish  and  implement  appropriate  education,
preventive  and  outreach  activities  in communities that traditionally
practice female circumcision, excision, or infibulation, for the purpose
of informing such communities of the health risks and  emotional  trauma
inflicted  by  such  practices,  and  for  the purpose of informing such
communities and the medical community as to the existence and  ramifica-
tions  of  the provisions of section 130.85 of the penal law as added by
section two of this act. SUCH OFFICE AND SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT AN
ANNUAL REPORT ON SUCH STUDY AND ON THE ACTIVITIES ESTABLISHED AND IMPLE-
MENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  LEGISLATURE  ON
OR BEFORE JULY FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06018-01-9

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