Assembly Bill A8105A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to instructional tools and materials for school districts and libraries to assist in the education and awareness program to protect children from lyme disease and tick-borne infections

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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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2015-A8105 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5804
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2015-A8105 - Summary

Relates to instructional tools and materials for school districts and libraries to assist in the education and awareness program to protect children from lyme disease and tick-borne infections.

2015-A8105 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8105

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  an  education  and
  awareness program on tick identification and protection

  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 53 to read as follows:
  53. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  SHALL   DEVELOP
INSTRUCTIONAL  TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LIBRARIES TO
ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM TO PROTECT  CHILDREN  FROM
LYME DISEASE AND TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS SHALL BE
AGE-APPROPRIATE  FOR  SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE
IDENTIFICATION OF TICKS, RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR  SAFE  TICK  REMOVAL
AND  BEST PRACTICES TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TICKS. SUCH MATERIALS MAY
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, PAMPHLETS,  AND  DEMON-
STRATION  PROGRAMS  TO  ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS SIZES OF TICKS BEFORE AND
AFTER IT HAS ENGORGED TO ASSIST WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF  A  TICK  AND
THE  REACTION  ON  THE  SKIN  THAT MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF A TICK BITE.
MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL  TOOLS  TO  ADVANCE  AND  PROMOTE  EDUCATION
AWARENESS  ON TICK IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LIBRARIES UPON REQUEST AT NO CHARGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11431-01-5

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2015-A8105A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5804
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2015-A8105A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to instructional tools and materials for school districts and libraries to assist in the education and awareness program to protect children from lyme disease and tick-borne infections.

2015-A8105A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8105--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Education  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to an education and
  awareness program on tick identification and protection

  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 55 to read as follows:
  55. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
AND   THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  SHALL  DEVELOP
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LIBRARIES  TO
ASSIST  IN  THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM
LYME DISEASE AND TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS SHALL BE
AGE-APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION  ON  THE
IDENTIFICATION  OF  TICKS,  RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR SAFE TICK REMOVAL
AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TICKS. SUCH MATERIALS  MAY
INCLUDE  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, PAMPHLETS, AND DEMON-
STRATION PROGRAMS TO ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS SIZES OF  TICKS  BEFORE  AND
AFTER  IT  HAS  ENGORGED TO ASSIST WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF A TICK AND
THE REACTION ON THE SKIN THAT MAY OCCUR AS A  RESULT  OF  A  TICK  BITE.
MATERIALS  AND  INSTRUCTIONAL  TOOLS  TO  ADVANCE  AND PROMOTE EDUCATION
AWARENESS ON TICK IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION SHALL BE MADE  AVAILABLE
TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LIBRARIES UPON REQUEST AT NO CHARGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11431-03-6

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