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Assembly Bill A8497

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to public education and outreach about female genital mutilation

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2013-A8497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6538
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A134, S3483

2013-A8497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to public education and outreach about female genital mutilation.

2013-A8497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8497

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, CLARK, COLTON, CROUCH, DINOW-
  ITZ, GALEF, JAFFEE, OTIS, RAIA, SCARBOROUGH, STIRPE, TITONE --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  ARROYO, MAGNARELLI, ROBERTS, THIELE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  public  education
  and outreach about female genital mutilation

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public  health  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
  (J)  THE PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERGOING
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF "VACATION  CUTTING"
WHEREBY  GIRLS  ARE  SENT  OUT OF STATE OR THE COUNTRY TO UNDERGO FEMALE
GENITAL MUTILATION, TYPICALLY DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13384-02-4

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