Relates to creating the 21st century workgroup for disease elimination and reduction; directs the study of the severity, frequency of occurrence, likelihood of recurrence, existing animal vaccines and potential human vaccines for tuberculosis, eastern equine encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, human immunodeficiency virus, and others as determined by the commissioner; requires report.

Sponsor: RITCHIE / Co-sponsor(s): HANNON, VALESKY / Committee: HEALTH
Law Section: Public Health Law / Law: Add Art 2 Title 6 S266, Pub Health L

S7778-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: referred to health
Jun 21, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 21, 2012: PASSED SENATE
Jun 20, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1450
Jun 18, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES

S7778-2011 Meetings

Rules: Jun 21, 2012

S7778-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S7778-2011 Votes

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 21, 2012

Ayes (60): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (2): Espaillat, Huntley

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Rules - Jun 20, 2012

Ayes (23): Skelos, Alesi, Farley, Fuschillo, Hannon, Johnson, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Marcellino, Maziarz, Nozzolio, Saland, Seward, Sampson, Breslin, Dilan, Hassell-Thompson, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Smith, Stewart-Cousins
Ayes W/R (2): Duane, Perkins

S7778-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          7778
 I N  SENATE
 June 18, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating the  21st
 century workgroup for disease elimination and reduction
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by  adding  a
 new title 6 to read as follows:

 TITLE 6
 THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION
 SECTION 266. THE  21ST  CENTURY  WORKGROUP  FOR  DISEASE ELIMINATION AND
 REDUCTION.
 

S  266.  THE  21ST  CENTURY  WORKGROUP  FOR  DISEASE  ELIMINATION  AND
 REDUCTION.    THE  21ST  CENTURY  WORKGROUP  FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND
 REDUCTION IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THE WORKGROUP SHALL:

 1. BE COMPRISED OF EXPERTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF IMMUNIZA
 TION, EXPERTS ON THE IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OTHER EXPERTS THE
 COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE, CHARGED WITH THE  MISSION  OF  REVIEWING
 EXISTING  VACCINES, THE STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 FOR VACCINES LIKELY TO BE CANDIDATES FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETPLACE,
 AND TO REVIEW THE STATUS OF HEALTH THREATS WHICH COULD BE  ADDRESSED  BY
 THE DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINES;
 2.  STUDY  THE SEVERITY, FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, LIKELIHOOD OF RECUR
 RENCE, EXISTING ANIMAL VACCINES AND POTENTIAL HUMAN VACCINES FOR  TUBER
 CULOSIS,  EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, LYME DISEASE, HUMAN IMMUNO
 DEFICIENCY VIRUS, AND ANY OTHER DISEASE OR VIRUS THE COMMISSIONER  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE;
 3. CONSULT WITH NATIONAL VACCINE AND IMMUNIZATION POLICY MAKING ORGAN
 IZATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUN
 IZATION  PRACTICES UNDER THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION,
 THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE  OF  ALLERGY
 AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES;
 4.  APPLY FOR GRANTS, ACCEPT GIFTS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES FOR
 PURPOSES SET FORTH HEREIN; AND
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD16343-01-2
        S. 7778                             2
 5. REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF  THE  SENATE  STANDING
 COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

S7778-2011: Relates to creating the 21st century workgroup for disease elimination and reduction

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