Senate Bill S3424A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a statewide, uniform religious belief exemption form to be available in all schools

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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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2019-S3424 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3201-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6141

2019-S3424 - Summary

Creates a statewide, uniform religious belief exemption form to be available in all schools.

2019-S3424 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3424 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3424
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to admission  of  certain
   unvaccinated students to public schools
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 3201-B.  PROCEDURE FOR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATION REQUIRE-
 MENT. 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND  DECLARES
 THAT  TO  EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWEN-
 TY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, A UNIFORM FORM  THAT
 SHALL BE USED BY PARENTS IS NECESSARY.
   2.  THE  DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS SECTION. THIS SECTION SHALL
 ONLY APPLY WITH RESPECT TO ADMISSION OR RECEIVING  OF  A  CHILD  INTO  A
 SCHOOL OR ATTENDING A SCHOOL REFERRED TO IN SECTION ONE OF ARTICLE ELEV-
 EN  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING A CHARTER SCHOOL,
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   3. WHERE A CHILD'S PARENT, PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN  CLAIM  THAT  SECTION
 TWENTY-ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL NOT APPLY
 TO THE CHILD BECAUSE THE PARENT, PARENTS, OR GUARDIAN HOLD  GENUINE  AND
 SINCERE  RELIGIOUS  BELIEFS WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO THE PRACTICES REQUIRED
 IN SUCH SECTION, THE CHILD SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE  COMPLIED  WITH  THAT
 SECTION  AND  NO  CERTIFICATE  UNDER THAT SECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED AS A
 PREREQUISITE TO SUCH CHILD BEING ADMITTED OR  RECEIVED  INTO  SCHOOL  OR
 ATTENDING  SCHOOL  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  NINE OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, PROVIDED THAT  THE  PARENT,
 PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN  FILE WITH THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT A RELIGIOUS
 BELIEFS EXEMPTION FORM UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S3424A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3201-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6141

2019-S3424A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a statewide, uniform religious belief exemption form to be available in all schools.

2019-S3424A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3424A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3424--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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, in relation to providing a statewide,
   uniform religious belief exemption form to be available in all schools
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 3201-B.  PROCEDURE FOR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATION REQUIRE-
 MENT. 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND  DECLARES
 THAT  TO  EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWEN-
 TY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, A UNIFORM FORM  THAT
 SHALL BE USED BY PARENTS IS NECESSARY.
   2.  THE  DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS SECTION. THIS SECTION SHALL
 ONLY APPLY WITH RESPECT TO ADMISSION OR RECEIVING  OF  A  CHILD  INTO  A
 SCHOOL OR ATTENDING A SCHOOL REFERRED TO IN SECTION ONE OF ARTICLE ELEV-
 EN  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING A CHARTER SCHOOL,
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   3. WHERE A CHILD'S PARENT, PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN  CLAIM  THAT  SECTION
 TWENTY-ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL NOT APPLY
 TO THE CHILD BECAUSE THE PARENT, PARENTS, OR GUARDIAN HOLD  GENUINE  AND
 SINCERE  RELIGIOUS  BELIEFS WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO THE PRACTICES REQUIRED
 IN SUCH SECTION, THE CHILD SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE  COMPLIED  WITH  THAT
 SECTION  AND  NO  CERTIFICATE  UNDER THAT SECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED AS A
 PREREQUISITE TO SUCH CHILD BEING ADMITTED OR  RECEIVED  INTO  SCHOOL  OR
 ATTENDING  SCHOOL  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  NINE OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, PROVIDED THAT  THE  PARENT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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