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Assembly Bill A9809

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain pre-K programs from requiring the influenza vaccine for children entering such programs

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2019-A9809 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3250

2019-A9809 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain pre-K programs from requiring the influenza vaccine for children entering such programs.

2019-A9809 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9809
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   certain  pre-K programs from requiring the influenza vaccine for chil-
   dren entering such programs
 
   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 9 to read as follows:
   9. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON  IN
 PARENTAL  RELATION TO A CHILD IN THIS STATE ENTERING OR HAVING ENTERED A
 CHILD CARE, HEAD START, NURSERY, 3-K OR PRE-K PROGRAM  OR  A  COMPARABLE
 PROGRAM  FOR CHILDREN AGE SIX MONTHS THROUGH FIFTY-NINE MONTHS, SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO HAVE ADMINISTERED TO  SUCH  CHILD  AN  IMMUNIZATION  AGAINST
 INFLUENZA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14992-01-0

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