Senate Bill S6717

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the publication of immunization information

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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-S6717 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8635
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, add §2169, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S44, A1614
2023-2024: S1946, A837

2019-S6717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the publication of immunization information; requires schools to provide immunization information to the commissioner of health; requires the department of health to make immunization information, including rates of immunization, available on its website.

2019-S6717 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6717
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the publication of
   immunization information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 2164 of the public health law, as
 amended  by  chapter  401  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   11. Every school shall annually provide  the  commissioner,  on  forms
 provided  by  the  commissioner, a summary regarding compliance with the
 provisions of this  section.  NOTHING  HEREIN  SHALL  PREVENT  A  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  FROM PROVIDING SUCH FORMS TO THE COMMISSIONER ON BEHALF OF THE
 SCHOOLS WITHIN ITS DISTRICT.  SUCH SUMMARY SHALL IDENTIFY, AT MINIMUM:
   A. FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED BY  THIS  SECTION,
 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN ADMITTED TO THE SCHOOL THAT ARE:
   (I) FULLY IMMUNIZED;
   (II) NOT FULLY IMMUNIZED; AND
   (III) EXEMPT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, FROM SUCH
 IMMUNIZATION SERIES;
   B.  THE  OVERALL  NUMBER  AND  PERCENTAGE  OF CHILDREN ADMITTED TO THE
 SCHOOL THAT ARE:
   (I) FULLY IMMUNIZED FOR  ALL  IMMUNIZATION  SERIES  REQUIRED  BY  THIS
 SECTION;
   (II)  NOT FULLY IMMUNIZED FOR ONE OR MORE IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED
 BY THIS SECTION; AND
   (III) EXEMPT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, FROM  ONE
 OR MORE IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION; AND
   C. ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE.
   §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2169 to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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