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Assembly Bill A7016A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit that the risks of such failure to immunize

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2015-A7016 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4733
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4894, S3546
2019-2020: A1135, S2289

2015-A7016 - Summary

Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit signed by a physician, stating that such physician has explained to the parent, parents or guardian the risks to the child and to other individuals of failure to immunize the child.

2015-A7016 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7016

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  the  religious
  exemption from mandatory immunization of a child

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law,  as
separately  amended  by  chapters  405  and  538 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
  9. This section shall not apply to [children] A  CHILD  whose  parent,
parents,  or  guardian  hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which
are contrary to the practices [herein] required BY THIS SECTION, and  no
certificate shall be required as a prerequisite to such [children] CHILD
being  admitted  or received into school or attending school.  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT THE EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY
TO A CHILD WHOSE PARENT,  PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN  HAS  SUBMITTED  TO  THE
SCHOOL,  WHICH  THE  CHILD  IS  TO BE ADMITTED OR ATTENDS, AN AFFIDAVIT,
SIGNED  BY  A  PHYSICIAN  LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE   HUNDRED
THIRTY-ONE  OF  THE EDUCATION LAW AND AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZA-
TIONS, STATING THAT SUCH PHYSICIAN HAS INFORMED AND DISCUSSED WITH  SUCH
PARENT,  PARENTS OR GUARDIAN THE MEDICAL RISKS TO THE CHILD AND TO OTHER
INDIVIDUALS OF FAILING TO BE IMMUNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS  SECTION,
BASED  UPON  INFORMATION  RELATING THERETO ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09272-02-5

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2015-A7016A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4733
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4894, S3546
2019-2020: A1135, S2289

2015-A7016A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit signed by a physician, stating that such physician has explained to the parent, parents or guardian the risks to the child and to other individuals of failure to immunize the child.

2015-A7016A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7016--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMOTAS, McDONALD, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, McDONOUGH -- read once  and  referred
  to  the  Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health
  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  the  religious
  exemption from mandatory immunization of a child

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  401  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
  9. This section shall not apply to [children] A  CHILD  whose  parent,
parents,  or  guardian  hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which
are contrary to the practices [herein] required BY THIS SECTION, and  no
certificate shall be required as a prerequisite to such [children] CHILD
being  admitted  or received into school or attending school.  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT THE EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY
TO A CHILD WHOSE PARENT,  PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN  HAS  SUBMITTED  TO  THE
SCHOOL,  WHICH  THE  CHILD  IS  TO BE ADMITTED OR ATTENDS, AN AFFIDAVIT,
SIGNED  BY  A  PHYSICIAN  LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE   HUNDRED
THIRTY-ONE  OF  THE EDUCATION LAW AND AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZA-
TIONS, STATING THAT SUCH PHYSICIAN HAS INFORMED AND DISCUSSED WITH  SUCH
PARENT,  PARENTS OR GUARDIAN THE MEDICAL RISKS TO THE CHILD AND TO OTHER
INDIVIDUALS OF FAILING TO BE IMMUNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS  SECTION,
BASED  UPON  INFORMATION  RELATING THERETO ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09272-04-6

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