Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education |
Feb 08, 2017 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A5331
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITUS
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
Charles Lavine
William Magnarelli
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
William Colton
Catherine Nolan
Daniel O'Donnell
2017-A5331 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A5331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5331 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, LAVINE, MAGNARELLI, PEOPLES-STOKES, JAFFEE, AUBRY, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, COLTON, FARRELL, NOLAN, O'DONNELL, PERRY, RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a prenatal care initi- ative THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3641 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. PRENATAL CARE INITIATIVE. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, UPON APPLI- CATION THEREFOR AND WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, PROVIDE GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WHICH ARE DESIGNED WITH THE INTENT OF IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES BY WHICH SCHOOL PERSONNEL MAY ASSIST PREGNANT STUDENTS IN PLANNING FOR THEIR CONTINUED EDUCATION DURING AND AFTER THEIR PREGNANCY. B. SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL DESIGNATE A FACULTY MEMBER WHO SHALL SERVE AS A SUPPORT PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DISSEMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT INFORMATION AND FOR THE REFERRAL MECHANISM FOR STUDENTS IN NEED OF PRENATAL HEALTH CARE AND RELATED SERVICES. SUCH DESIGNATED FACULTY MEMBER SHALL, AS MUCH AS LEGALLY AND REASONABLY POSSIBLE, INVOLVE THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE PREGNANT STUDENT IN THE PRENATAL HEALTH CARE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO SUCH STUDENT. PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN INVOLVEMENT SHOULD BE SOUGHT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHOUT UNDULY DELAYING THE STUDENT'S RECEIPT OF NECESSARY HEALTH CARE AND RELATED SERVICES. ALL SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE COORDINATED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE WITH SERVICES AVAILABLE IN OTHER STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. C. EDUCATIONAL CHOICES SHOULD ALSO BE PRESENTED TO THE PREGNANT STUDENT. STUDENTS SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THEIR OPTION TO REMAIN IN THEIR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03018-01-7
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