Assembly Bill A5214

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to immunization requirements for certain camp employees

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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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2021-A5214 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1394, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9055
2017-2018: A738
2019-2020: A2841
2023-2024: A4324

2021-A5214 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employees at children's overnight camps, summer day camps and traveling summer day camps to receive immunizations that have been recommended by the department of health.

2021-A5214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5214
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  immunization
   requirements for certain camp employees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING
 EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY CAMP AND TRAVELING SUMMER DAY
 CAMP TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES WORKING AT SUCH CAMPS BE IMMUNIZED AGAINST
 MUMPS, MEASLES, RUBELLA, DIPHTHERIA, VARICELLA, PERTUSSIS  AND  TETANUS.
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  EMPLOYEES WHO HOLD GENUINE AND
 SINCERE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO THE  PRACTICES  REQUIRED
 BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02460-01-1

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