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                                   1614
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 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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   §  2169.  PUBLICATION  OF  IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION. 1. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL PROMINENTLY MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS  WEBSITE  INFORMATION  REGARDING
 COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
 FOUR OF THIS TITLE BY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO:
   (A)  A  SEARCHABLE  DATABASE  OF  INFORMATION  REGARDING EACH SCHOOL'S
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION  TWENTY-ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-
 FOUR  OF  THIS  TITLE,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO THE INFORMATION
 CONTAINED IN THE SUMMARY OF COMPLIANCE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION
 ELEVEN OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE;
   (B)  FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED BY SECTION TWEN-
 TY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE, THE NUMBER  AND  PERCENTAGE  OF
 CHILDREN ADMITTED TO A SCHOOL IN THIS STATE THAT ARE:
   (I) FULLY IMMUNIZED;
   (II) NOT FULLY IMMUNIZED; AND
   (III) EXEMPT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SUCH SECTION, FROM SUCH
 IMMUNIZATION SERIES;
   (C) THE OVERALL NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN ADMITTED TO A SCHOOL
 IN THIS STATE THAT ARE:
   (I)  FULLY  IMMUNIZED  FOR ALL IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED BY SECTION
 TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE;
   (II) NOT FULLY IMMUNIZED FOR ONE OR MORE IMMUNIZATION SERIES  REQUIRED
 BY SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE; AND
   (III)  EXEMPT,  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE, FROM ONE OR MORE  IMMUNIZATION  SERIES
 REQUIRED BY SUCH SECTION;
   (D)  AN  ANALYSIS  OF  STATEWIDE  TRENDS  IN  IMMUNIZATION  RATES  AND
 EXEMPTIONS OVER TIME;
   (E) AN ANALYSIS  IDENTIFYING  PARTICULAR  SCHOOLS,  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,
 AND/OR  AREAS  OF THE STATE WHICH HAVE AN IMMUNIZATION RATE OF LESS THAN
 NINETY-FIVE PERCENT, OR ARE OTHERWISE VULNERABLE TO THE SPREAD OF COMMU-
 NICABLE DISEASES; AND
   (F) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT JUDGES  TO  BE  PERTINENT  OR
 NECESSARY.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE CONFIDENTIALI-
 TY OF INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS APPROPRIATELY PROTECTED, AND
 SHALL NOT PUBLISH SUCH INFORMATION IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SUCH INFORMA-
 TION TO BE LINKED TO AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD, PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR PERSON IN
 PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP TO A CHILD.
   § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.