Assembly Bill A5784

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York

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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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2019-A5784 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10683
2013-2014: A7277
2015-2016: A2326
2017-2018: A1656

2019-A5784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York, and prohibiting the use of tobacco by students at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York and vehicles owned, rented or leased by the state university of New York.

2019-A5784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5784
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to the use and sale of
   tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of  New
   York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Legislative intent. The legislature  finds  and  declares
 that  it  shall be the policy of the state university of New York (SUNY)
 to ensure that all state-operated campuses embrace a tobacco-free  envi-
 ronment. Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the
 United  States and accounts for more annual deaths than suicide, murder,
 HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, illegal  drug  use  and  motor  vehicle  injuries
 combined. Using tobacco is a personal choice, a tobacco-free policy does
 not  take  away  an individual's right to choose to use tobacco, it does
 limit where a person may use  tobacco.  SUNY  respects  an  individual's
 right to choose to use tobacco off campus, in places where it is accept-
 able to do so. SUNY is first and foremost an educational institution.
   §  2.  Section  355  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED AT STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK:
   A. THE SALE OF TOBACCO ON ALL GROUNDS AND FACILITIES OWNED, LEASED  OR
 CONTROLLED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS RELATED ENTITIES;
   B. THE USE OF TOBACCO BY STUDENTS ON ALL GROUNDS AND FACILITIES OWNED,
 LEASED  OR  CONTROLLED  BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS RELATED ENTITIES,
 INCLUDING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LOCATIONS; AND
   C. THE USE OF TOBACCO BY STUDENTS IN VEHICLES OWNED, RENTED OR  LEASED
 BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  THE  "AFFILIATED  ENTITIES"  OF  THE STATE-OPERATED INSTI-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07749-02-9

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