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                                   2381
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ,
   JAFFEE, SKOUFIS, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  AUBRY,
   CARROLL, COLTON, GALEF, HOOPER, MOSLEY, PERRY, RIVERA, SOLAGES -- 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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