Requires the department of health to establish and post signage outlining the importance of hand hygiene in the restrooms, gymnasiums and locker rooms in public and private schools.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4363
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 22, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 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.
LBD06628-01-9
