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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, ABINANTI, SAYEGH,
   DeSTEFANO, SALKA, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  AUBRY,
   CARROLL,  COLTON,  GALEF,  PERRY,  J. 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
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00092-01-1