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Senate Bill S601

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a specific protocol regarding religious exemptions to immunizations in schools

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2017-S601 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L; amd §914, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7729

2017-S601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a protocol with specific criteria regarding religious exemptions to immunizations in schools prior to an individual being able to submit a request for religious exemption to immunization form.

2017-S601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    601
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
   to establishing a specific protocol regarding religious exemptions  to
   immunizations in schools

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2164 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
   10-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER
 OF  EDUCATION  TO  ESTABLISH  A  PROTOCOL WITH SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ALL
 CHILDREN DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION  TO  QUALIFY  FOR
 THE  RELIGIOUS  VACCINATION  EXEMPTION.  PRIOR  TO  AN  INDIVIDUAL BEING
 PERMITTED TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR RELIGIOUS  EXEMPTION  TO  IMMUNIZATION
 FORM,  REQUIRED  UNDER  10  NYCRR  66-1.3(D),  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  MUST BE
 APPROVED UNDER SUCH  ESTABLISHED  PROTOCOL.    SUCH  PROTOCOL  SHALL  BE
 CREATED  AND  PUT  INTO  EFFECT PRIOR TO THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO
 THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR.
   § 2. Section 914 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 HEALTH  TO  ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL WITH SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ALL CHILDREN
 DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED  SIXTY  FOUR
 OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW  TO  QUALIFY  FOR THE RELIGIOUS VACCINATION
 EXEMPTION. PRIOR TO AN INDIVIDUAL BEING PERMITTED TO  SUBMIT  A  REQUEST
 FOR  RELIGIOUS  EXEMPTION  TO IMMUNIZATION FORM, REQUIRED UNDER 10 NYCRR
 66-1.3(D), SUCH INDIVIDUAL  MUST  BE  APPROVED  UNDER  SUCH  ESTABLISHED
 PROTOCOL.    SUCH PROTOCOL SHALL BE CREATED AND PUT INTO EFFECT PRIOR TO
 THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05506-01-7

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