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Assembly Bill A9055

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to immunization requirements for certain camp employees

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2015-A9055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6794
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1394, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A738
2019-2020: A2841
2021-2022: A5214
2023-2024: A4324

2015-A9055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to immunization requirements for certain camp employees.

2015-A9055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9055

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  immunization
  requirements for certain camp employees

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

  Section 1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING
EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY CAMP AND TRAVELING SUMMER DAY
CAMP TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES WORKING AT SUCH CAMPS BE IMMUNIZED AGAINST
MUMPS, MEASLES, RUBELLA, DIPHTHERIA, VARICELLA, PERTUSSIS  AND  TETANUS.
THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  EMPLOYEES WHO HOLD GENUINE AND
SINCERE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS WHICH ARE CONTRARY  TO  THE  PRACTICES  HEREIN
REQUIRED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11876-01-5

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