Assembly Bill A1372A

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1372
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, BURDICK, HEVESI, TAPIA, LEVENBERG,
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "public university emergency contraception education act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  finds
 that  access  to  emergency  contraception  is  a basic measure that can
 prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The  federal
 Food  and  Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra-
 ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy.  Emergency
 contraception  has  been found to have no effect on an established preg-
 nancy. Medical research strongly indicates  that  the  sooner  emergency
 contraception  is  administered,  the better the chance of preventing an
 unwanted pregnancy.  Therefore, the legislature deems it essential  that
 each  college and university of the state university of New York and the
 city university of New York provide information on emergency  contracep-
 tion  to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it
 whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law  and  profes-
 sional standards of practice.
   §  2.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the
 "public university emergency contraception education act".
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T)  A  STATEWIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION COLLEGE EDUCATION AND AWARE-
 NESS PROGRAM.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "EMERGENCY  CONTRACEP-
 TION"  SHALL  MEAN ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATELY OR IN
 COMBINATION, IN A DOSAGE AND MANNER FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY  WHEN  USED
 AFTER  INTERCOURSE,  FOUND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THAT USE BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPENSED FOR THAT  PURPOSE  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02070-01-5
              

 A. 1372                             2
 
   THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE TO EVERY COLLEGE
 AND UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY  UNIVER-
 SITY  OF  NEW  YORK  INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND POSTERS RELATING TO THE
 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF  EMERGENCY  CONTRACEPTION,  TO  BE  CONSPICUOUSLY
 DISPLAYED AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS AROUND EACH CAMPUS AND DISTRIBUTED TO
 STUDENTS  IN  A  MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY EACH COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY.
 THE MATERIALS AND POSTERS SHALL EXPLAIN THE NATURE OF EMERGENCY  CONTRA-
 CEPTION,  INCLUDING  THAT  IT IS DEEMED SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING
 PREGNANCY BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,  AND  CANNOT  AND
 DOES NOT CAUSE ABORTIONS.
   IN  IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 CONSULT WITH REPRESENTATIVES  OF  REPRODUCTIVE  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS,
 STUDENTS AND APPROPRIATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such date.

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1372--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, BURDICK, HEVESI, TAPIA, LEVENBERG,
   SIMON, O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Health
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "public university emergency contraception education act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "public university emergency contraception education act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  intent.  The legislature finds that
 access to emergency contraception is a basic measure  that  can  prevent
 college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The federal Food and
 Drug  Administration  has approved the use of emergency contraception as
 safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy. Emergency  contracep-
 tion  has  been  found  to  have  no effect on an established pregnancy.
 Medical research strongly indicates that the sooner emergency contracep-
 tion is administered, the better the chance of  preventing  an  unwanted
 pregnancy.    Therefore,  the  legislature  deems  it essential that the
 commissioner of the department of health establish a statewide emergency
 contraception college education and awareness  campaign  in  which  each
 college  and university of the state university of New York and the city
 university of New York provide information on emergency contraception to
 its students and make it available to any student who seeks it  whenever
 practicable and in accordance with applicable law and professional stan-
 dards of practice.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02070-04-5
 A. 1372--B                          2
              

 
   (T) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY  CONTRACEP-
 TION COLLEGE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO:
   (I) PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE SAFE-
 TY AND EFFICACY OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION IN PREVENTING PREGNANCY AS SO
 DEEMED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; AND
   (II)  INFORM  AND  EDUCATE  INDIVIDUALS  THROUGH  THE DISSEMINATION OF
 INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND POSTERS RELATING TO THE SAFETY AND  EFFICACY
 OF  EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION TO EVERY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. SUCH MATERI-
 ALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO BE CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED AT APPROPRIATE
 LOCATIONS AROUND EACH CAMPUS AND DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN A MANNER  TO
 BE DETERMINED BY EACH COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.