assembly Bill A5277

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting private and parochial schools and day care centers from immunization requirements

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022 referred to health
Feb 12, 2021 referred to health

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A5277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3659
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8834, S7202

A5277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts private and parochial schools and day care centers from immunization requirements.

A5277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5277
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to exempting private
   and parochial schools and day care centers from immunization  require-
   ments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 2164 of the  public
 health law, as amended by chapter 401 of the laws of 2015, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a.  The term "school" means and includes any public[, private or paro-
 chial child  caring  center,  day  nursery,  day  care  agency,  nursery
 school,]  PRE-KINDERGARTEN,  kindergarten,  elementary,  intermediate or
 secondary school.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02235-01-1