Senate Bill S5089

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act"

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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

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2019-S5089 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4831
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1702
2011-2012: A4051
2013-2014: A5043
2015-2016: A6275
2017-2018: S7367, A6058
2021-2022: S5633
2023-2024: S7152

2019-S5089 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act".

2019-S5089 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5089
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "public university emergency contraception education act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  finds
 that  access  to  emergency  contraception  is  a basic measure that can
 prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The  federal
 Food  and  Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra-
 ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy.  Emergency
 contraception  has  been found to have no effect on an established preg-
 nancy. Medical research strongly indicates  that  the  sooner  emergency
 contraception  is  administered,  the better the chance of preventing an
 unwanted pregnancy.  Therefore, the legislature deems it essential  that
 each  college and university of the state university of New York and the
 city university of New York provide information on emergency  contracep-
 tion  to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it
 whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law  and  profes-
 sional standards of practice.
   §  2.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the
 "public university emergency contraception education act".
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (p) to read as follows:
   (P)  A  STATEWIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION COLLEGE EDUCATION AND AWARE-
 NESS PROGRAM.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "EMERGENCY  CONTRACEP-
 TION"  SHALL  MEAN ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATELY OR IN
 COMBINATION, IN A DOSAGE AND MANNER FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY  WHEN  USED
 AFTER  INTERCOURSE,  FOUND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THAT USE BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPENSED FOR THAT  PURPOSE  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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