Senate Bill S8191A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits the administration of medical marihuana to students while at school and individuals with developmental disabilities while receiving services at a facility

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S8191 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §923, Ed L; add §13.44, Ment Hyg L; amd §3360, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S219

2017-S8191 - Summary

Relates to permitting the administration of medical marihuana to students while on school grounds, aboard a school bus, or while attending a school-sponsored event and to individuals with developmental disabilities while receiving services at a facility, provided that such administration is authorized by title 5-a of article 33 of the public health law.

2017-S8191 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8191 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8191
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law  and  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in
   relation  to  permitting  the  administration  of medical marihuana to
   students while at school and to individuals with  developmental  disa-
   bilities while receiving services at a facility

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known as and may be cited  as  "Tanshin's
 Law".
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 923 to read
 as follows:
   § 923. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA. 1. A BOARD OF EDUCATION OR
 CHIEF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF ALL PUBLIC  AND  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS  SHALL
 DEVELOP  AND  EXECUTE  A  POLICY  AUTHORIZING PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FOSTER
 PARENTS, PRIMARY CAREGIVERS, SCHOOL NURSES, NURSES  FROM  NURSING  AGEN-
 CIES,  HEALTH PARAPROFESSIONALS AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED AS A
 CAREGIVER OF A CERTIFIED PATIENT TO ADMINISTER MEDICAL  MARIHUANA  TO  A
 STUDENT  WHILE THE STUDENT IS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, ABOARD A SCHOOL BUS, OR
 ATTENDING A SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENT AS  AUTHORIZED  BY  TITLE  FIVE-A  OF
 ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   2. A POLICY ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL,
 AT A MINIMUM:
   A. REQUIRE THAT THE STUDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN THE MEDICAL USE
 OF  MEDICAL  MARIHUANA  AND  THAT  THE  PARENT, GUARDIAN, FOSTER PARENT,
 PRIMARY CAREGIVER, SCHOOL NURSE, NURSE FROM  A  NURSING  AGENCY,  HEALTH
 PARAPROFESSIONAL, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED AS A CAREGIVER OF A
 CERTIFIED  PATIENT  BE AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST THE STUDENT WITH THE MEDICAL
 USE OF MARIHUANA PURSUANT TO TITLE FIVE-A OF ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW;
   B. ESTABLISH PROTOCOLS FOR VERIFYING THE REGISTRATION STATUS AND ONGO-
 ING AUTHORIZATION CONCERNING THE MEDICAL USE OF  MARIHUANA  PURSUANT  TO
 TITLE  FIVE-A  OF  ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW FOR THE
 STUDENT AND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, PRIMARY CAREGIVER, OR SCHOOL NURSE;
   C. EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZE PARENTS,  GUARDIANS,  FOSTER  PARENTS,  PRIMARY
 CAREGIVERS, SCHOOL NURSES, NURSES FROM NURSING AGENCIES, HEALTH PARAPRO-
              

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2017-S8191A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §923, Ed L; add §13.44, Ment Hyg L; amd §3360, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S219

2017-S8191A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting the administration of medical marihuana to students while on school grounds, aboard a school bus, or while attending a school-sponsored event and to individuals with developmental disabilities while receiving services at a facility, provided that such administration is authorized by title 5-a of article 33 of the public health law.

2017-S8191A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8191A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8191--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, the public health law and the mental
   hygiene law, in relation to permitting the administration  of  medical
   marihuana to students while at school and to individuals with develop-
   mental disabilities while receiving services at a facility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known as and may be cited  as  "Tanshin's
 Law".
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 923 to read
 as follows:
   § 923. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA.  1. ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BECOME DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS OF  A  CERTI-
 FIED  PATIENT  AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED
 SIXTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WHERE SUCH CERTIFIED PATIENT IS A STUDENT
 OF SUCH SCHOOL.
   2. A BOARD OF EDUCATION OR CHIEF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR  OF  ALL  PUBLIC
 AND  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS MAY DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A POLICY AUTHORIZING ANY
 INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED AS A CAREGIVER OF A CERTIFIED  PATIENT  INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT LIMITED TO SUCH CERTIFIED PATIENT'S SCHOOL, IF SUCH SCHOOL IS A
 DESIGNATED CAREGIVER OF THE CERTIFIED PATIENT, AS PERMITTED BY  SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE OF THIS SECTION TO ADMINISTER MEDICAL MARIHUANA TO A CERTIFIED
 PATIENT WHO IS A STUDENT WHILE THE STUDENT IS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS,  ABOARD
 A  SCHOOL  BUS,  OR  ATTENDING A SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENT AS AUTHORIZED BY
 TITLE FIVE-A OF ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   3. A POLICY ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL,
 AT A MINIMUM:
   A. REQUIRE THAT THE STUDENT BE AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN THE MEDICAL USE
 OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA AND THAT THE DESIGNATED CAREGIVER  OF  A  CERTIFIED
 PATIENT  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  ASSIST  THE STUDENT WITH THE MEDICAL USE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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