Assembly Bill A5043

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception act" to require, upon request, provision of emergency contraception to students of state and city universities

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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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2013-A5043 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§361 & 6206-a, Ed L; amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1702
2011-2012: A4051
2015-2016: A6275
2017-2018: A6058
2019-2020: A4831

2013-A5043 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception act"; requires every college and university of the state university of New York and the city university of New York to provide emergency contraception to any student requesting it; requires the widespread provision of information at such colleges and universities on the safety and availability of emergency contraception on campus; authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a statewide emergency contraception college education and awareness program, and requires such commissioner to develop informational materials relating to emergency contraception.

2013-A5043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5043

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, JACOBS -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. CAHILL, KELLNER, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL, ROSENTHAL --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to enacting the "public university emergency contraception act"

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

  Section 1.   Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  finds
that  access  to  emergency  contraception  is  a basic measure that can
prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The  federal
Food  and  Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra-
ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy.  Emergency
contraception  has  been found to have no effect on an established preg-
nancy. Medical research strongly indicates  that  the  sooner  emergency
contraception  is  administered,  the better the chance of preventing an
unwanted pregnancy.  Therefore, the legislature deems it essential  that
each  college and university of the state university of New York and the
city university of New York provide information on emergency  contracep-
tion  to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it
whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law  and  profes-
sional standards of practice.
  S  2.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the
"public university emergency contraception act".
  S 3. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 29 to read as follows:
  29.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
THE COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED  TO  ESTABLISH  A  STATEWIDE  EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION  COLLEGE  EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR EACH COLLEGE
AND UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY  UNIVER-
SITY  OF  NEW  YORK.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION" SHALL MEAN ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATE-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08837-01-3
              

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