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Assembly Bill A375

Vetoed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

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2015-A375 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3804
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3100, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2358, S6103
2011-2012: A2155, S1179
2013-2014: A4468, S3190
2017-2018: A2381, S2701
2019-2020: A1151, S3739
2021-2022: A246, S3294
2023-2024: A7245, S4690
2025-2026: A8439, S3984

2015-A375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives.

2015-A375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   375

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ,
  ROBERTS, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,
  COLTON,  GALEF,  HOOPER,  MOSLEY, PERRY, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once
  and referred 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.

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