S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  1179
                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                            I N  S E N A T E
                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, DILAN, KLEIN, PERKINS, VALESKY -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Health
AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
  commissioner of health to make grants to be  used  for  the  costs  of
  conducting a local blood donation drive
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. Section 3100 of the public health law is amended to read as
follows:
  S 3100. Human blood and its derivatives; collection, processing, stor-
age and distribution; general powers of commissioner.   1.  The  commis-
sioner is hereby authorized:
  (a)  to  establish,  equip, maintain and conduct a suitable program to
collect, process, store and distribute  human  blood,  and  the  various
human  blood  derivatives  including  special therapeutic and diagnostic
serums, which are deemed of value in the treatment of sick  and  injured
persons, and the prevention of certain diseases;
  (b) to carry out such educational and research activities as he OR SHE
may deem necessary in connection with said program; [and]
  (c)  TO  MAKE GRANTS, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, TO
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY
SCHOOLS TO BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS OF CONDUCTING A LOCAL BLOOD
DONATION DRIVE; AND
  (D) to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose
of this article.
  2. The commissioner may conduct such program solely as a state  activ-
ity,  or  in  cooperation with such institutions, hospitals or municipal
corporations as he OR SHE may select, on such terms  as  may  be  agreed
upon.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02164-01-1