Senate Bill S5863

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts comprehensive provisions to curtail the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S5863 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9485
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27-BB §§2725 - 2727, Art 13-I §§1399-xx & 1399-yy, Art 24-F §§2499-b - 2499-d & §1399-o-1, amd §§2111 & 2599-b, Pub Health L; add §§3001-e, 1527-a, 916 & 921, Ed L; add §235-h, RP L; amd §33-0303, En Con L; add §143, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2363, A2417
2015-2016: S1105, A6505
2017-2018: S2723, A5161
2019-2020: A5394

2011-S5863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts comprehensive provisions to curtail the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases; requires teachers in public and non-public school systems to be trained in identifying and responding to asthma emergencies in accordance with standards to be prescribed by the commissioner of education in consultation with the commissioner of health; provides for a program of asthma disease management and control within the department of health; program shall provide various services to health care providers, patients, and others

2011-S5863 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5863

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              July 22, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN, CARLUCCI, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
  asthma  prevention and education program (Part A); to amend the public
  health  law,  in  relation  to  in-utero  exposure  to  tobacco  smoke
  prevention  (Part  B);  to amend the public health law, in relation to
  reporting on the incidence of asthma (Part C);  to  amend  the  public
  health  law,  in  relation  to  including certain respiratory diseases
  within disease management demonstration programs (Part  D);  to  amend
  the  public  health  law,  in  relation to the reduction of emphysema,
  chronic bronchitis and other chronic respiratory diseases in  children
  (Part  E);  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to smoking
  restrictions in certain outdoor areas (Part F); to amend the education
  law, in relation to requiring all teachers to be trained in  identify-
  ing  and  responding to asthma emergencies (Part G); to amend the real
  property law, in relation to residential rental property smoking poli-
  cies (Part H); to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring
  school  districts  and  private  elementary  and  secondary schools to
  establish and implement rules prohibiting  the  engine  of  any  motor
  vehicle  to  remain  idling while parked or standing on school grounds
  (Part I); to amend the education law, in relation to the use of inhal-
  ers and nebulizers (Part J); to amend the  environmental  conservation
  law,  in  relation  to  pesticide alternatives used at schools and day
  care centers (Part K); and to  amend  the  public  buildings  law,  in
  relation  to  curtailing  the use of cleaning materials that induce or
  trigger asthma episodes (Part L)

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This  act enacts into law major components of legislation
which combat the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases such
as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Each component is wholly  contained

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13258-03-1
              

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