Assembly Bill A2357

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state vaccination awareness campaign

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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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2021-A2357 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2500-m, Pub Health L; add §630-i, Tax L; add §95-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7451
2023-2024: A2130

2021-A2357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state vaccination awareness campaign and directs the department of health to establish and contract with a consultant to promote and maintain the New York state vaccination awareness campaign; establishes the gift for the New York state vaccination awareness campaign and allows a check-off space on the personal income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution; makes related provisions.

2021-A2357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2357
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to a New York state
   vaccination awareness campaign; and to amend the tax law and the state
   finance law, in relation to providing a tax check off box on  personal
   income  tax  return forms for the New York state vaccination awareness
   campaign and certain reporting requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2500-m to read as follows:
   § 2500-M. NEW  YORK  STATE  VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN.  1.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH,  AND  SHALL  CONTRACT WITH A CONSULTANT TO
 PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN
 CONSISTENT WITH THE IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE CENTERS FOR
 DISEASE  CONTROL  AND PREVENTION AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZA-
 TION PRACTICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE OPER-
 ATION AND PROMOTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
 SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY  BE  CONTAINED  WITHIN  SUCH
 CONTRACT  WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING
 WITH NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  IMMUNIZATION
 AND VACCINATION PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS, AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE IMMUN-
 IZATION  AND  VACCINATION COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE CONTRACTOR
 MAY SUBCONTRACT AS NEEDED FOR THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT.
 ALL SUCH SUBCONTRACTORS AND THE TERMS  OF  SUCH  SUBCONTRACTS  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  THE  CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE A REPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05656-01-1

              

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