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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 17, 2009 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A5648
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
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
2009-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A5648 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5648 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 17, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GALEF, HOOPER, PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAYERSOHN, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to recommendations for and refusals of the use of psychotropic drugs by children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 42 to read as follows: 42. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM RECOMMENDING PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS FOR ANY CHILD. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY PROHIBIT SCHOOL MEDICAL STAFF FROM RECOMMENDING THAT A CHILD SEE A MEDICAL DOCTOR, NOR PROHIBIT SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM CONSULTING WITH A DOCTOR, IF PARENTAL CONSENT TO DO SO HAS BEEN GRANTED. S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the refusal of a parent, guardian or person in parental relation to a child to administer a psychotropic drug to such child shall not be considered as grounds for that child's removal from their custody, unless such a refusal results in the neglect or abuse of such child. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07804-01-9
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