assembly Bill A8372

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to eliminating the mask requirement in day care centers for children 5 and under

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 10, 2022 held for consideration in children and families
Jan 05, 2022 referred to children and families
Oct 20, 2021 referred to children and families

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A8372 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7392
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Children

A8372 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits day care centers from requiring children 5 and under to wear masks.

A8372 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8372
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to prohibit day care centers from requiring children ages five or
   under to wear face coverings or face masks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision law, rule, regulation
 or other directive to the contrary,  no  state  licensed  or  registered
 child  care  centers,  home-based  group  family  and  family child care
 programs, or after-school child care programs shall require, as a condi-
 tion of receiving any service or entering any place, any  child  who  is
 five  years  of age or younger to wear a face covering or face mask when
 such purpose for wearing the covering or mask is related to the COVID-19
 virus.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13235-01-1