NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2536

Senate Bill S2536

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes school district property to be used for not-for-profit dental clinics providing care to families in the district

download bill text pdf

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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

Please enter your contact information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

A valid email address is required.

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

View Actions

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2016	committed to rules
May 25, 2016	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2016	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2016	1st report cal.1032
Jan 06, 2016	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 09, 2015	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 08, 2015	advanced to third reading
Jun 03, 2015	2nd report cal.
Jun 02, 2015	1st report cal.1205
Jan 26, 2015	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 9, 2015 - Floor Vote
  S2536
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2015
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Libous
  May 23, 2016 - Education Committee Vote
  S2536
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: May 23, 2016
      
      aye (18)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Breslin
      
      Croci
      
      Farley
      
      Hamilton
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Serino
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      excused (1)
      
      Seward
  Jun 2, 2015 - Education Committee Vote
  S2536
  
  17
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: Jun 2, 2015
      
      aye (17)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Breslin
      
      Farley
      
      Hamilton
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Montgomery

co-Sponsors

2015-S2536 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1850
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §414, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A978
2011-2012: S7137, A467
2013-2014: S1945, A1488
2017-2018: S1466, A502
2019-2020: S1216, A3560
2021-2022: S1155, A43
2023-2024: A1672

2015-S2536 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes school district property to be used for not-for-profit dental clinics providing care to families in the district upon the approval of the trustees or board of education of a school district.

2015-S2536 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2536

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
authorizing the use of schoolhouses and grounds by not-for-profit
dental clinics

PURPOSE:

To add not-for-profit health clinics and dental clinics to the list of
authorized uses of school grounds upon the approval of the trustees or
board of education of a school district.

SUMMARY:

Sections 1 and 2 of the bill amend section 414 of the Education Law to
add dental health clinics to the list of uses which may be authorized
on school grounds by the trustees or board of education of a school
district. Such clinics serve families of the school district but does
not permit a district child from being excluded solely because the
child is not attending a district school.

Section 3 establishes the effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

Section 414 of the Education Law lists many uses of school grounds

which may be authorized by the trustees or board of education of a
school district, including: public libraries, teaching of the arts,
recreation and physical activities, civic forums, and child care
services. This bill would extend that list to allow not-for-profit
health clinics and dental clinics on school grounds at local option.

JUSTIFICATION:

Not-for-profit health clinics and dental clinics operate in many New
York schools. These clinics are promoted by federal, state and local
public health agencies as sound public health policy and practice.
However, current law is unclear as to whether such clinics may be
authorized by school districts.

For many children and their families, access to health and dental care
is unreachable because of geographic, economic, language, and cultural
barriers. This problem is also compounded by a shortage of health and
dental professionals in many areas of the state. Programs such as the
North Country Children's Clinic are critical to promoting dental
health to underserved populations. However, this clinic, and many
similarly situated health centers in the state struggle with
operational costs. To provide the necessary services, these clinics
use portable dental equipment to provide dental services in school
settings. This legislation statutorily authorizes dental health
programming in those school districts desiring such services.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2004: S.2778-A Passed Senate / A.9487-A Referred to education
2012: S.7137 Referred to education / A.467 Referred to education
2013-2014: S.1945 Referred to education / A.1488 Referred to education


FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None. Any services provided would be paid for by existing federal,
state or other programs and would be operated on a not-for-profit
basis.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2536

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the use of
  schoolhouses and grounds by not-for-profit dental clinics

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  414  of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
  (L) FOR APPROVED SCHOOL DENTAL CLINICS.
  (I) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN:
  (A) "APPROVED SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC" MEANS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CLINIC THAT
WILL PROVIDE SERVICES DURING SCHOOL HOURS  AND/OR  NON-SCHOOL  HOURS  TO
SCHOOL-AGE AND PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.
  (B)  "SERVICES"  MEANS  DENTAL SERVICES AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE INSTRUC-
TIONAL SERVICES UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL IS CERTIFIED OR LICENSED TO TEACH.
  (C) "SCHOOL" MEANS A PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OR COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARD.
  (II)  HEALTH  PROFESSIONALS  WHO  PROVIDE  SERVICES IN APPROVED SCHOOL
DENTAL HEALTH CLINICS SHALL BE DULY LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS
OF  TITLE  EIGHT  OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPTED BY LAW, AND
SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED  BY
THEIR RESPECTIVE PRACTICE ACTS.
  (III)  EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, THE COST OF PROVIDING
DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE A  CHARGE
UPON  THE  SCHOOL DISTRICT.   BUILDING SPACE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUCH A
CLINIC SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RATED CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOL  BUILDING
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING BUILDING AID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF
SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S  2. Subdivision 2 of section 414 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 513 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01532-01-5

S. 2536                             2

  2. The trustees or board of education shall determine  the  terms  and
conditions  for  such use which may include rental at least in an amount
sufficient to cover all resulting expenses for  the  purposes  of  para-
graphs  (a),  (b),  (c),  (d),  (e), (g), (i), (j) [and], (k) AND (L) of
subdivision  one  of  this section. Any such use, pursuant to paragraphs
(a), (c), (d), (h) [and],  (j)  AND  (L)  of  subdivision  one  of  this
section,  shall  not  allow  the  exclusion of any district child solely
because said child is not attending a district school or  not  attending
the district school which is sponsoring such use or on which grounds the
use is to occur.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Senate Bill S2536

Share this bill

Sponsored By

Patty Ritchie