Bill Text: NY A10800 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes pupils and camp attendees to carry and use topical sunscreen products with the written permission of their parents or guardians; requires a record of such permission be maintained in the child's school office and/or camp office.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-07-20 - referred to education [A10800 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10800-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 7824                                                 A. 10800
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     July 20, 2012
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       IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M.  of
         A. Simotas) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing pupils to
         carry and use sunscreen in schools; and to  amend  the  public  health
         law,  in relation to authorizing children attending camps to carry and
         use sunscreen
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 907 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  907.  USE  OF SUNSCREEN. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EACH
    4  SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  AND  THE
    5  GOVERNING  BODY OF EACH PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL,
    6  SHALL ALLOW PUPILS TO CARRY AND USE TOPICAL SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS, WITH THE
    7  WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION TO  THE  PUPIL.  A
    8  RECORD OF SUCH PERMISSION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE.
    9    S  2. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
   10  subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   11    3. EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP,  SUMMER  DAY  CAMP  AND  TRAVELLING
   12  SUMMER  DAY  CAMP  SHALL ALLOW CHILDREN ATTENDING SUCH CAMP TO CARRY AND
   13  USE TOPICAL SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS,  WITH  THE  WRITTEN  PERMISSION  OF  THE
   14  PERSON  IN  PARENTAL  RELATION TO THE CHILD. A RECORD OF SUCH PERMISSION
   15  SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE CAMP OFFICE.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   17  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16360-02-2