A01535 Summary:

BILL NOA01535
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03581
 
SPONSORGottfried (MS)
 
COSPNSRAubry, Paulin, Peoples-Stokes, Towns, Brodsky, Millman, Robinson, Jaffee, Schimel
 
MLTSPNSRBoyland, Brennan, Cahill, Clark, Cook, Cymbrowitz, Dinowitz, Espaillat, Gantt, Glick, Hooper, Jacobs, Kellner, Lifton, Markey, Mayersohn, McEneny, Ortiz, Perry, Pheffer, Powell, Rivera J, Rivera P, Scarborough, Weisenberg, Wright
 
Add S141-a, Cor L
 
Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates.
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A01535 Actions:

BILL NOA01535
 
01/07/2009referred to correction
02/10/2009reported referred to ways and means
01/06/2010referred to correction
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A01535 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01535 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1535
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, PAULIN, PEOPLES, TOWNS, BROD-
          SKY, MILLMAN, ROBINSON, SEMINERIO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
          BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  COOK, CYMBROWITZ, DIAZ, DINOWITZ,
          EDDINGTON, ESPAILLAT, GANTT, GLICK, GREENE, HOOPER,  JACOBS,  KELLNER,

          LIFTON,  MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,  ORTIZ, PERRY, PHEFFER, POWELL,
          J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Correction
 
        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  preventing  sexually
          transmitted diseases, hepatitis C and HIV among correctional employees
          and inmates
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 141-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  141-a.  Sexually  transmitted  diseases,  hepatitis  C   and   HIV;
     4  prevention. 1.  The commissioner shall develop and implement programs in
     5  every  correctional facility to prevent the spread of sexually transmit-

     6  ted diseases, hepatitis C and human  immunodeficiency  virus  infection,
     7  for   employees   and   inmates,  including  education,  outreach,  harm
     8  reduction, offering testing, and availability of prophylactic devices.
     9    2. In developing programs for the prevention of  sexually  transmitted
    10  diseases,  hepatitis  C  and human immunodeficiency virus infection, the
    11  commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of health  to  identify
    12  and  select curricula that are likely to be effective in reducing trans-
    13  mission of infectious diseases within  correctional  facilities  and  to
    14  contacts of prisoners upon their release.
    15    3.  The  programs  required  by  subdivision  one  of this section may

    16  include peer education and use of non-department personnel, and shall be
    17  in the language of the targeted population, shall take into account  the
    18  literacy  level  of  the  targeted  population,  and shall be culturally
    19  sensitive to the social and cultural needs of the targeted population.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00370-01-9
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