Assembly Bill A8950

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the lupus research enhancement program and the lupus research enhancement fund, and authorizes an appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8950 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2846
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title IV-A §§256 - 256-e, Pub Health L; add §95-h, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A456, S1108
2013-2014: A552, S5187

2009-A8950 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the lupus research enhancement program; creates the lupus research enhancement fund; authorizes an appropriation therefor.

2009-A8950 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8950 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8950

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating the lupus
  research  enhancement  program;  to  amend  the  state finance law, in
  relation to creating the lupus research enhancement fund;  and  making
  an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by  adding  a
new title 4-A to read as follows:

                               TITLE IV-A
                     LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT

SECTION 256. SHORT TITLE.
        256-A. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        256-B. DEFINITION.
        256-C. LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
        256-D. LUPUS RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
        256-E. LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT FUND.
  S 256. SHORT TITLE.  THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE
"LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT".
  S  256-A.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  1.   THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THE
FOLLOWING:
  (A) LUPUS IS A SERIOUS, COMPLEX, DEBILITATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE  THAT
CAN  CAUSE  INFLAMMATION AND TISSUE DAMAGE TO VIRTUALLY ANY ORGAN SYSTEM
IN THE BODY, INCLUDING THE SKIN, JOINTS, OTHER CONNECTIVE TISSUE,  BLOOD
AND BLOOD VESSELS, HEART, LUNGS, KIDNEY, AND BRAIN.
  (B) THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY
1.5 TO TWO MILLION AMERICANS LIVE WITH SOME FORM OF LUPUS; LUPUS AFFECTS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02148-01-9

              

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