Bill Text: NY A07277 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the State University of New York.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-28 - reported referred to codes [A07277 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A07277-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7277--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY, GLICK, ROBERTS, DUPREY, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, WEISENBERG, PAULIN, CAHILL, LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, FAHY, GALEF, ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa- tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares 2 that it shall be the policy of the state university of New York (SUNY) 3 to ensure that all state-operated campuses embrace a tobacco-free envi- 4 ronment. Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the 5 United States and accounts for more annual deaths than suicide, murder, 6 HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, illegal drug use and motor vehicle injuries 7 combined. Using tobacco is a personal choice, a tobacco-free policy does 8 not take away an individual's right to choose to use tobacco, it does 9 limit where a person may use tobacco. SUNY respects an individual's 10 right to choose to use tobacco off campus, in places where it is accept- 11 able to do so. SUNY is first and foremost an educational institution. 12 S 2. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new 13 subdivision 20 to read as follows: 14 20. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED AT STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE 15 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: 16 A. THE USE OR SALE OF TOBACCO ON ALL GROUNDS AND FACILITIES OWNED, 17 LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS RELATED ENTITIES, 18 INCLUDING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LOCATIONS; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10601-05-4 A. 7277--B 2 1 B. THE USE OF TOBACCO IN VEHICLES OWNED, RENTED OR LEASED BY THE STATE 2 UNIVERSITY OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, 3 THE "AFFILIATED ENTITIES" OF THE STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE 4 STATE UNIVERSITY ARE THE FOUNDATIONS, AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATIONS, 5 AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES THEREOF. 6 S 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2016.