Senate Bill S7560

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while in operation

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7560 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10046
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1399-o & 1399-p, Pub Health L; amd §21-120.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S993, A5917

2013-S7560 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while such programs are in operation.

2013-S7560 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7560

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the administrative code of the
  city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the  smoking  of  tobacco
  products in or near after-school programs

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

  Section 1. Section 1399-o of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
HUNDRED   FEET   OF  THE  ENTRANCES,  EXITS  OR  OUTDOOR  AREAS  OF  ANY
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM LICENSED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED  NINETY  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY ON THOSE DAYS AND DURING
THOSE HOURS IN WHICH SUCH AFTER-SCHOOL  PROGRAMS  ARE  OPERATIONAL;  AND
PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
APPLY TO SMOKING IN A RESIDENCE, OR WITHIN THE  REAL  PROPERTY  BOUNDARY
LINES OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
  S  2.  Section  1399-p of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION  THIR-
TEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE-O OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT SIGNS POSTED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  SPECIFY  THE  SPECIFIC  TIME  PERIOD
DURING WHICH SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
  S  3.  Section  21-120.1 of the administrative code of the city of New
York, as added by local law number 31 of the city of New  York  for  the
year 2000, is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
  I. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
HUNDRED   FEET   OF  THE  ENTRANCES,  EXITS  OR  OUTDOOR  AREAS  OF  ANY
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY  APPLY  ON  THOSE
DAYS  AND  DURING  THOSE  HOURS  IN WHICH SUCH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE
OPERATIONAL; AND PROVIDED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL

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

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