NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7277B
SPONSOR: Mosley (MS) TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state
university of New York
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to the use and sale of tobac-
co at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a legislative intent.
Section 2 amends Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 20. The bill prohibits the use and sale of tobacco on
all grounds and facilities owned, leased or controlled by the state
university or its affiliated entities, including indoor and outdoor
locations.
It also prohibits the use of tobacco in vehicles owned or leased by the
state university or its affiliated entities. For purposes of this subdi-
vision, the "affiliated entities" of the state-operated institutions of
the state university are the foundations, auxiliary services corpo-
rations, and alumni associations and subsidiaries thereof.
Section 3 provides an effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: The Board of Trustees of the State University of New
York supports the efforts of the Chancellor's Task Force for a Tobacco-
Free SUNY, which includes broad representation of SUNY's students,
faculty, staff, campus administration, along with other partners from
the community, in an effort to lead a collaborative implementation proc-
ess of a Tobacco-Free SUNY policy. This is the corresponding legislation
that is needed to enact that policy.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2012: A.10683 referred to Higher Ed
Committee
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect September 1, 2016.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7277--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 8, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY, GLICK, ROBERTS, DUPREY, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE,
WEISENBERG, PAULIN, CAHILL, LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
CROUCH, FAHY, GALEF, ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa-
tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend-
ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use and sale of
tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New
York
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares
2 that it shall be the policy of the state university of New York (SUNY)
3 to ensure that all state-operated campuses embrace a tobacco-free envi-
4 ronment. Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the
5 United States and accounts for more annual deaths than suicide, murder,
6 HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, illegal drug use and motor vehicle injuries
7 combined. Using tobacco is a personal choice, a tobacco-free policy does
8 not take away an individual's right to choose to use tobacco, it does
9 limit where a person may use tobacco. SUNY respects an individual's
10 right to choose to use tobacco off campus, in places where it is accept-
11 able to do so. SUNY is first and foremost an educational institution.
12 § 2. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
13 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
14 20. The following are prohibited at state-operated institutions of the
15 state university of New York:
16 a. the use or sale of tobacco on all grounds and facilities owned,
17 leased or controlled by the state university or its related entities,
18 including indoor and outdoor locations; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 b. the use of tobacco in vehicles owned, rented or leased by the state
2 university or its affiliated entities. For purposes of this subdivision,
3 the "affiliated entities" of the state-operated institutions of the
4 state university are the foundations, auxiliary services corporations,
5 and alumni associations and subsidiaries thereof.
6 § 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2016.
