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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5487
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 13, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HIKIND,  BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, LANCMAN, COOK,
          J. RIVERA, N. RIVERA, ESPAILLAT, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
          A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN,  GABRYSZAK,  GREENE,  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,  JEFFRIES,
          KOON,  MAISEL,  McDONOUGH, MENG, SEMINERIO, SWEENEY, TOWNSEND, WEISEN-
          BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the  New
          York state department of health to develop and post signage describing
          the importance of hand hygiene in all restrooms, gymnasiums and locker
          rooms located in public and private schools
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
     2  new title 8-A to read as follows:
     3                                 TITLE VIII-A
     4                 HAND HYGIENE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
     5  Section 1358. Hand hygiene in public and private schools.
     6    § 1358. Hand hygiene in public and private schools. 1. The commission-
     7  er  shall  promulgate  rules  and  regulations  (a) establishing signage

     8  outlining the importance of hand hygiene guidelines for  the  prevention
     9  of communicable diseases and (b) providing for such signage to be posted
    10  in  a  conspicuous  place or places inside the restrooms, gymnasiums and
    11  locker rooms of all public and private schools throughout the state.
    12    2. Such regulations shall include clear and  concise  language  in  at
    13  least twelve point boldface type outlining the guidelines for hand sani-
    14  tization and its importance in reducing the outbreak and transmission of
    15  communicable diseases.
    16    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately.  Effective immediately,
    17  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
    18  sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are

    19  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
    20  effective date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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