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Assembly Bill A1656A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York

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2017-A1656 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10683
2013-2014: A7277
2015-2016: A2326
2019-2020: A5784

2017-A1656 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York, and prohibiting the use of tobacco by students at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York and vehicles owned, rented or leased by the state university of New York.

2017-A1656 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1656
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MOSLEY, GLICK, JAFFEE, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, CAHILL,
   LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, FAHY, GALEF  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to the use and sale of
   tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of  New
   York

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Legislative intent. The legislature  finds  and  declares
 that  it  shall be the policy of the state university of New York (SUNY)
 to ensure that all state-operated campuses embrace a tobacco-free  envi-
 ronment. Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the
 United  States and accounts for more annual deaths than suicide, murder,
 HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, illegal  drug  use  and  motor  vehicle  injuries
 combined. Using tobacco is a personal choice, a tobacco-free policy does
 not  take  away  an individual's right to choose to use tobacco, it does
 limit where a person may use  tobacco.  SUNY  respects  an  individual's
 right to choose to use tobacco off campus, in places where it is accept-
 able to do so. SUNY is first and foremost an educational institution.
   §  2.  Section  355  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED AT STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK:
   A. THE USE OR SALE OF TOBACCO ON ALL  GROUNDS  AND  FACILITIES  OWNED,
 LEASED  OR  CONTROLLED  BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS RELATED ENTITIES,
 INCLUDING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LOCATIONS; AND
   B. THE USE OF TOBACCO IN VEHICLES OWNED, RENTED OR LEASED BY THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 THE "AFFILIATED ENTITIES" OF  THE  STATE-OPERATED  INSTITUTIONS  OF  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  ARE THE FOUNDATIONS, AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATIONS,
 AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES THEREOF.
   § 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2019.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2017-A1656A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10683
2013-2014: A7277
2015-2016: A2326
2019-2020: A5784

2017-A1656A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York, and prohibiting the use of tobacco by students at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York and vehicles owned, rented or leased by the state university of New York.

2017-A1656A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1656--A
                                                         Cal. No. 124
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MOSLEY, GLICK, JAFFEE, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, CAHILL,
   LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, FAHY, GALEF  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- ordered to a
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use  and  sale  of
   tobacco  at state-operated institutions of the state university of New
   York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Legislative  intent. The legislature finds and declares
 that it shall be the policy of the state university of New  York  (SUNY)
 to  ensure that all state-operated campuses embrace a tobacco-free envi-
 ronment. Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the
 United States and accounts for more annual deaths than suicide,  murder,
 HIV/AIDS,  alcohol  use,  illegal  drug  use  and motor vehicle injuries
 combined. Using tobacco is a personal choice, a tobacco-free policy does
 not take away an individual's right to choose to use  tobacco,  it  does
 limit  where  a  person  may  use tobacco. SUNY respects an individual's
 right to choose to use tobacco off campus, in places where it is accept-
 able to do so. SUNY is first and foremost an educational institution.
   § 2. Section 355 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED AT STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK:
   A.  THE SALE OF TOBACCO ON ALL GROUNDS AND FACILITIES OWNED, LEASED OR
 CONTROLLED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS RELATED ENTITIES;
   B. THE USE OF TOBACCO BY STUDENTS ON ALL GROUNDS AND FACILITIES OWNED,
 LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR  ITS  RELATED  ENTITIES,
 INCLUDING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LOCATIONS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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