Senate Bill S2701

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2381 - Vetoed by Governor

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

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2017-S2701 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2381
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3100, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6103, A2358
2011-2012: S1179, A2155
2013-2014: S3190, A4468
2015-2016: S3804, A375
2019-2020: S3739, A1151
2021-2022: S3294, A246
2023-2024: S4690, A7245

2017-S2701 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives.

2017-S2701 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2701
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  AVELLA,  DILAN -- 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  authorizing  the
   commissioner  of  health  to  make  grants to be used for the costs of
   conducting a local blood donation drive

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3100 of the public health law is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3100. Human blood and its derivatives; collection, processing, stor-
 age  and  distribution;  general powers of commissioner.  1. The commis-
 sioner is hereby authorized:
   (a) to establish, equip, maintain and conduct a  suitable  program  to
 collect,  process,  store  and  distribute  human blood, and the various
 human blood derivatives including  special  therapeutic  and  diagnostic
 serums,  which  are deemed of value in the treatment of sick and injured
 persons, and the prevention of certain diseases;
   (b) to carry out such educational and research activities as he OR SHE
 may deem necessary in connection with said program; [and]
   (c) TO MAKE GRANTS, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS  PURPOSE,  TO
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY
 SCHOOLS TO BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS OF CONDUCTING A LOCAL BLOOD
 DONATION DRIVE; AND
   (D) to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose
 of this article.
   2.  The commissioner may conduct such program solely as a state activ-
 ity, or in cooperation with such institutions,  hospitals  or  municipal
 corporations  as  he  OR  SHE may select, on such terms as may be agreed
 upon.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02213-01-7

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