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Assembly Bill A5487

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the department of health to establish and post signage outlining the importance of hand hygiene in the restrooms, gymnasiums and locker rooms in public

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2009-A5487 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4363
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13 Title 8-A ยง1358, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3045

2009-A5487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to establish and post signage outlining the importance of hand hygiene in the restrooms, gymnasiums and locker rooms in public and private schools.

2009-A5487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5487

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HIKIND,  BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, LANCMAN, COOK,
  J. RIVERA, N. RIVERA, ESPAILLAT, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN,  GABRYSZAK,  GREENE,  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,  JEFFRIES,
  KOON,  MAISEL,  McDONOUGH, MENG, SEMINERIO, SWEENEY, TOWNSEND, WEISEN-
  BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the  New
  York state department of health to develop and post signage describing
  the importance of hand hygiene in all restrooms, gymnasiums and locker
  rooms located in public and private schools

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

  Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
new title 8-A to read as follows:
                               TITLE VIII-A
               HAND HYGIENE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
SECTION 1358. HAND HYGIENE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
  S 1358. HAND HYGIENE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 1. THE COMMISSION-
ER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  (A) ESTABLISHING SIGNAGE
OUTLINING THE IMPORTANCE OF HAND HYGIENE GUIDELINES FOR  THE  PREVENTION
OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND (B) PROVIDING FOR SUCH SIGNAGE TO BE POSTED
IN  A  CONSPICUOUS  PLACE OR PLACES INSIDE THE RESTROOMS, GYMNASIUMS AND
LOCKER ROOMS OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
  2. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE CLEAR AND  CONCISE  LANGUAGE  IN  AT
LEAST TWELVE POINT BOLDFACE TYPE OUTLINING THE GUIDELINES FOR HAND SANI-
TIZATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN REDUCING THE OUTBREAK AND TRANSMISSION OF
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately.  Effective immediately,
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06628-01-9

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