Assembly Bill A1263

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1263
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, REYES, SHIMSKY, TAPIA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee 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-a
 to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01720-01-5
              

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   § 2169-A. 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, 2026.