Assembly Actions -
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Feb 01, 2016 |
print number 4733a |
Feb 01, 2016 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Apr 13, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4733A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2015-S4733 - Details
2015-S4733 - Summary
Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit signed by a physician, stating that such physician has explained to the parent, parents or guardian the risks to the child and to other individuals of failure to immunize the child.
2015-S4733 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4733 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the religious exemption from mandatory immunization of a child PURPOSE: To ensure the safety of our schoolchildren by making sure parents understand the risks of not vaccinating their children and their children's classmates. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law by adding the requirement that when a parent or legal guardian submits an application to exempt his or her child from the compulsory vaccination requirements according to religious beliefs, the parent must include an affidavit from a physician stating that the physician discussed the risks of such a decision with the parent or legal guardian. JUSTIFICATION: Recently, there has been an increasingly large movement by parents
2015-S4733 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4733 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the religious exemption from mandatory immunization of a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law, as separately amended by chapters 405 and 538 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows: 9. This section shall not apply to [children] A CHILD whose parent, parents, or guardian hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which are contrary to the practices [herein] required BY THIS SECTION, and no certificate shall be required as a prerequisite to such [children] CHILD being admitted or received into school or attending school. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO A CHILD WHOSE PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN HAS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL, WHICH THE CHILD IS TO BE ADMITTED OR ATTENDS, AN AFFIDAVIT, SIGNED BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZA- TIONS, STATING THAT SUCH PHYSICIAN HAS INFORMED AND DISCUSSED WITH SUCH PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN THE MEDICAL RISKS TO THE CHILD AND TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF FAILING TO BE IMMUNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, BASED UPON INFORMATION RELATING THERETO ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09272-02-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2015-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit signed by a physician, stating that such physician has explained to the parent, parents or guardian the risks to the child and to other individuals of failure to immunize the child.
2015-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4733A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the religious exemption from mandatory immunization of a child PURPOSE : To ensure the safety of our schoolchildren by making sure parents understand the risks of not vaccinating their children and their children's classmates. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law by adding the requirement that when a parent or legal guardian submits an application to exempt his or her child from the compulsory vaccination requirements according to religious beliefs, the parent must include an affidavit from a physician stating that the physician discussed the risks of such a decision with the parent or legal guardian. JUSTIFICATION : Recently, there has been an increasingly large movement by parents choosing not to vaccinate their children from deadly infectious diseases. As the anti-vaccination movement has grown in the past few
2015-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4733--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the religious exemption from mandatory immunization of a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 401 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 9. This section shall not apply to [children] A CHILD whose parent, parents, or guardian hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which are contrary to the practices [herein] required BY THIS SECTION, and no certificate shall be required as a prerequisite to such [children] CHILD being admitted or received into school or attending school. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO A CHILD WHOSE PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN HAS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL, WHICH THE CHILD IS TO BE ADMITTED OR ATTENDS, AN AFFIDAVIT, SIGNED BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZA- TIONS, STATING THAT SUCH PHYSICIAN HAS INFORMED AND DISCUSSED WITH SUCH PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN THE MEDICAL RISKS TO THE CHILD AND TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF FAILING TO BE IMMUNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, BASED UPON INFORMATION RELATING THERETO ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09272-03-6
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