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Assembly Bill A1151

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

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2019-A1151 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3739
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3100, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2358, S6103
2011-2012: A2155, S1179
2013-2014: A4468, S3190
2015-2016: A375, S3804
2017-2018: A2381, S2701
2021-2022: A246, S3294
2023-2024: A7245, S4690
2025-2026: A8439, S3984

2019-A1151 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives.

2019-A1151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1151
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ,
   JAFFEE, D'URSO, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  AUBRY,
   CARROLL,  COLTON,  GALEF,  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

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