Senate Bill S3739

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

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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-S3739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1151
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3100, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6103, A2358
2011-2012: S1179, A2155
2013-2014: S3190, A4468
2015-2016: S3804, A375
2017-2018: S2701, A2381
2021-2022: S3294, A246
2023-2024: S4690, A7245

2019-S3739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives.

2019-S3739 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3739
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
   commissioner of health to make grants to be  used  for  the  costs  of
   conducting a local blood donation drive

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3100 of the public health law is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3100. Human blood and its derivatives; collection, processing, stor-
 age and distribution; general powers of commissioner.   1.  The  commis-
 sioner is hereby authorized:
   (a)  to  establish,  equip, maintain and conduct a suitable program to
 collect, process, store and distribute  human  blood,  and  the  various
 human  blood  derivatives  including  special therapeutic and diagnostic
 serums, which are deemed of value in the treatment of sick  and  injured
 persons, and the prevention of certain diseases;
   (b) to carry out such educational and research activities as he OR SHE
 may deem necessary in connection with said program; [and]
   (c)  TO  MAKE GRANTS, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, TO
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY
 SCHOOLS TO BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS OF CONDUCTING A LOCAL BLOOD
 DONATION DRIVE; AND
   (D) to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose
 of this article.
   2. The commissioner may conduct such program solely as a state  activ-
 ity,  or  in  cooperation with such institutions, hospitals or municipal
 corporations as he OR SHE may select, on such terms  as  may  be  agreed
 upon.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03361-01-9

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