Assembly Actions -
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May 13, 2014 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7348
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
2013-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9347
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2164, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A791
2013-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7348 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to meningococcal immunizations PURPOSE: This bill requires vaccination against meningococcal disease for sixth graders and eleventh graders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill requires immunization against meningococcal disease for students entering, repeating or transferring into the sixth and eleventh grades and adds meningococcal disease to the list of school vaccination requirements. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: According to the CDC, roughly 1,000 - 1,200 people contract meningococcal disease each year in the United States. Between ten and fifteen percent of these cases are fatal. Eleven to nineteen percent of those who survive will suffer from permanent hearing loss, developmental delays, loss of limbs, or other serious conditions.
2013-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7348 I N S E N A T E May 13, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 meningococcal immunizations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2164 of the public health law, as added by chapter 994 of the laws of 1966, the section heading and subdivisions 3, 5, and 6, paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 and the opening paragraph of subdivi- sion 8-a, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2006, paragraph b of subdivision 1 and subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 443 of the laws of 1979, paragraph c of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 119 of the laws of 2005, paragraph d of subdivision 1 as added and subdivisions 4 and 8-a as amended by chapter 538 of the laws of 1989, subdivision 2 as separately amended by chapters 189 and 506 of the laws of 2006, subdivi- sions 8 and 10 as renumbered by chapter 633 of the laws of 1975, subdi- vision 9 as separately amended by chapters 405 and 538 of the laws of 1989, subdivision 10 as added by chapter 1094 of the laws of 1968, and subdivision 11 as added by chapter 521 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: S 2164. Definitions; immunization against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE, and hepatitis B. 1. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: a. The term "school" means and includes any public, private or paro- chial child caring center, day nursery, day care agency, nursery school, kindergarten, elementary, intermediate or secondary school. b. The term "child" shall mean and include any person between the ages of two months and eighteen years. c. The term "person in parental relation to a child" shall mean and include his father or mother, by birth or adoption, his legally appointed guardian, or his custodian. A person shall be regarded as the custodian of a child if he has assumed the charge and care of the child EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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