Bill Text: NY S06247 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the commissioner of health, to promulgate rules and regulations regarding: written protocols by each school district relating to the H1N1 virus; information to parents and staff; and procedures in the case of a possible outbreak; also requires the department of health to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program and to report to the governor and legislature one year after the effective date.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-01 - PRINT NUMBER 6247A [S06247 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S06247-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6247--A
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 26, 2009
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       Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
         the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
         committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  promulgation  of
         rules  and  regulations  by  the commissioners of education and health
         regarding written protocols by each school district  relating  to  the
         H1N1 virus
         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  101-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  101-B.  PROMULGATION  OF  RULES AND REGULATIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER
    4  RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN PROTOCOL BY SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  IN
    5  RELATION TO THE H1N1 VIRUS EPIDEMIC. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION
    6  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
    7  FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN PROTOCOL BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS RELATING  TO
    8  THE  H1N1  VIRUS  EPIDEMIC  AND PROCEDURES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE
    9  CASE OF A POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF SUCH VIRUS. SUCH RULES  AND  REGULATIONS,
   10  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, PROVISIONS (A) REGARDING THE
   11  CONTACT OF PARENTS AND STAFF ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE H1N1 VIRUS AND THE
   12  DEVELOPMENT OF A LETTER ADVISING PARENTS AND STAFF OF A  CONFIRMED  CASE
   13  OF  H1N1;  (B)  REGARDING INFORMATION OF WHEN AND WHERE VACCINATIONS ARE
   14  OFFERED; (C) DETAILING  STEPS  TO  BE  TAKEN  IN  EACH  SCHOOL  FOR  THE
   15  PREVENTION  OF  THE  SPREAD  OF  THE H1N1 VIRUS; (D) REGARDING PLANS AND
   16  PROTOCOLS IN THE CASE OF A POSSIBLE H1N1 VIRUS  OUTBREAK;  AND  (E)  THE
   17  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTAB-
   18  LISHING A SCHOOL-BASED INFLUENZA VACCINATION PILOT PROGRAM.
   19    2. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14722-03-0
       S. 6247--A                          2
    1    (A) EXAMINING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF  ESTABLISHING  A  SCHOOL-BASED
    2  INFLUENZA VACCINATION PILOT PROGRAM;
    3    (B) IDENTIFYING ANY BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING THE SCHOOL-BASED INFLUEN-
    4  ZA  VACCINATION  PILOT PROGRAM AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES FOR REMOVING THE
    5  BARRIERS;
    6    (C) DETERMINING THE FISCAL IMPACT TO THE STATE OF THE  PROPOSED  PILOT
    7  PROGRAM; AND
    8    (D) USING A VACCINE THAT WILL MINIMIZE DISCOMFORT TO THOSE VACCINATED,
    9  CONSUME  THE  FEWEST  MEDICAL  SUPPLIES,  SPEED ADMINISTRATION BY HEALTH
   10  OFFICIALS AND HAS THE LEAST POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS.
   11    3. NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  ACT,  THE
   12  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
   13  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND  PRESID-
   14  ING  OFFICERS  OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATURE WITH JURIS-
   15  DICTION OVER THE DEPARTMENT, A WRITTEN REPORT CONTAINING THE FINDINGS OF
   16  THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND SUCH DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
   17    4. PENDING THE STUDY AND REPORT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF  A  SCHOOL-BASED
   18  INFLUENZA  VACCINATION PILOT PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY SEEK,
   19  RECEIVE, AND SPEND MONEY  RECEIVED  THROUGH  ANY  APPROPRIATION,  GRANT,
   20  DONATION,  OR  REIMBURSEMENT FROM ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SOURCE NECESSARY
   21  TO IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.