NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8458

Senate Bill S8458

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction in information relating to blood, bone marrow and organ and tissue donations

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Jun 11, 2018	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1675 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 08, 2018	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 11, 2018 - Floor Vote
  S8458
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2018
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Mayer
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Lanza
      
      excused (2)
      
      Croci
      
      Sepúlveda
  Jun 11, 2018 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8458
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 11, 2018
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Lanza

2017-S8458 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5004
Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7003, A9665
2019-2020: S2439, A3575
2021-2022: S5843
2023-2024: S2870

2017-S8458 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8458 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8458

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
requiring the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the
board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction in information
relating to blood, bone marrow and organ and tissue donations in senior
high schools

 
PURPOSE:

This bill requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations
to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction in
information relating to blood, bone marrow and organ and tissue
donations.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision
55 that would require the State Education Department to consider if
instruction in organ and tissue, blood and bone marrow donations in high

schools can be beneficial.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York has the unfortunate distinction of being 50th in the nation in
organ and tissue donation. For a myriad number of reasons, the number of
donors in New York is not nearly enough to meet the needs of potential
recipients. There are more than 10,000 individuals currently waiting for
an organ and tissue donation in the State, and unfortunately due to the
severe shortage of donors, an individual passes away every fifteen hours
because they could not get a critically needed donation.

It is not just organ and tissue donation that New York must improve on.
Blood donations and bone marrow donations are two other important types
of donations that can help save and improve the lives of others.

In New York, the current age of consent to register as a bone marrow and
organ and tissue donor is 18. The age of consent to donate blood is 17
(or 16 with parental consent). Therefore, it is critical our students be
fully informed of the numerous lifesaving benefits of each of these
types of donations before they reach the age of consent so they can make
an informed decision on whether to register as a donor. Moreover,
students that are fully informed can have constructive dialogues with
their families and friends about the benefits of being a donor.

It goes without saying that being a donor is one of the easiest ways to
have a profound impact on the lives of others. One organ donor has the
ability to save up to 8 lives, and impact up to 50 more. Similarly, one
pint of blood from one donor has the ability save up to 3 lives.

New York must do better to raise the number of donors in the state.  One
of the most effective ways to do so is to keep asking and keep inform-
ing. This bill will require all students to be informed about organ and
tissue, bone marrow and blood donations and will hopefully result in a
greater number of people becoming donors and saving lives.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2017-S8458 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8458
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 requiring the  commis-
   sioner  of  education  to make recommendations to the board of regents
   relating to the adoption of instruction  in  information  relating  to
   blood,  bone  marrow  and  organ  and  tissue donations in senior high
   schools
 
   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 57 to read as follows:
   57.  A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF
 REGENTS RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION IN INFORMATION  RELATING
 TO  BLOOD,  BONE  MARROW  AND ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATIONS AND THE WAYS IN
 WHICH SUCH DONATIONS  CAN  BE  BENEFICIAL  TO  OTHERS,  IN  SENIOR  HIGH
 SCHOOLS.
   B.  PRIOR  TO  MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL:
   (I) SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,
 TEACHER  EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED
 CURRICULUM;
   (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
   (III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH  CURRICULUM  WILL
 REQUIRE  AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES
 OF STUDY;
   (IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF  ANY,  ON  THE  STATE  AND  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS; AND
   (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   C.  NO  LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE
 BOARD OF REGENTS TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE  APPROPRIATE  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR REJECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 SUCH  CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER,
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO  EITHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09001-03-8

 S. 8458                             2
 
 ACCEPT  OR  REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER THAN SIXTY
 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION.
   D.  IF  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS ADOPTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM
 REQUIREMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL  YEAR  AFTER
 SUCH CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
   E.  IF  THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD TO  THE  GOVER-
 NOR,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
 AND THE CHAIRS OF  THE  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEES  ON  EDUCATION
 PROVIDING  THE  REASONS  FOR  SUCH  REJECTION NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
 AFTER THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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