S03546 Summary:

BILL NOS03546
 
SAME ASSAME AS A04894
 
SPONSORGIANARIS
 
COSPNSRADDABBO, HOYLMAN, STAVISKY
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
 
Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit signed by a physician, stating that such physician has explained to the parent, parents or guardian the risks to the child and to other individuals of failure to immunize the child.
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S03546 Actions:

BILL NOS03546
 
01/24/2017REFERRED TO HEALTH
01/03/2018REFERRED TO HEALTH
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S03546 Committee Votes:

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S03546 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S03546 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3546
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 24, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN, STAVISKY -- 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  the  religious
          exemption from mandatory immunization of a child

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  401  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    9. This section shall not apply to [children] a  child  whose  parent,
     5  parents,  or  guardian  hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which
     6  are contrary to the practices [herein] required by this section, and  no
     7  certificate shall be required as a prerequisite to such [children] child
     8  being  admitted  or received into school or attending school.  Provided,
     9  however, that the exemption granted by this subdivision shall only apply
    10  to a child whose parent,  parents  or  guardian  has  submitted  to  the
    11  school,  which  the  child  is  to be admitted or attends, an affidavit,
    12  signed by a physician licensed pursuant to article one  hundred  thirty-
    13  one  of  the  education  law and authorized to administer immunizations,
    14  stating that such physician has informed and discussed with such parent,
    15  parents or guardian the medical risks to the child and to other individ-
    16  uals of failing to be immunized in accordance with this  section,  based
    17  upon  information  relating  thereto  issued  by the federal Centers for
    18  Disease Control.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    20  have become a law.
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04544-01-7
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