Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 09, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A1702
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Peter Rivera
Sam Hoyt
Aileen Gunther
Rhoda Jacobs
multi-Sponsors
Marc Alessi
Kevin Cahill
Susan John
Micah Kellner
2009-A1702 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A1702 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "public university emergency contraception act"; requires every college and university of the state university of New York and the city university of New York to provide emergency contraception to any student requesting it; requires the widespread provision of information at such colleges and universities on the safety and availability of emergency contraception on campus; authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a statewide emergency contraception college education and awareness program, and requires such commissioner to develop informational materials relating to emergency contraception.
2009-A1702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1702 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, P. RIVERA, HOYT, GUNTHER, JACOBS, FIELDS, EDDINGTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALESSI, CAHILL, JOHN, KELLNER, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL, PHEFFER, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to enacting the "public university emergency contraception act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that access to emergency contraception is a basic measure that can prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra- ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy. Emergency contraception has been found to have no effect on an established preg- nancy. Medical research strongly indicates that the sooner emergency contraception is administered, the better the chance of preventing an unwanted pregnancy. Therefore, the legislature deems it essential that each college and university of the state university of New York and the city university of New York provide information on emergency contracep- tion to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law and profes- sional standards of practice. S 2. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public university emergency contraception act". S 3. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 26 to read as follows: 26. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION COLLEGE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR EACH COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVER- SITY OF NEW YORK. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "EMERGENCY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05066-01-9
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