Bill Text: NY S06538 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to public education and outreach about female genital mutilation.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-04 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S06538 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06538-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6538
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 4, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  public  education
         and outreach about female genital mutilation
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public  health  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
    3    (J)  THE PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERGOING
    4  FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF "VACATION  CUTTING"
    5  WHEREBY  GIRLS  ARE  SENT  OUT OF STATE OR THE COUNTRY TO UNDERGO FEMALE
    6  GENITAL MUTILATION, TYPICALLY DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13384-02-4