Assembly Bill A4091A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4091 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

2023-A4091 - Summary

Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.

2023-A4091 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4091
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring institutions
   within the state university of New York and the city university of New
   York to have at least one vending machine on campus which makes  emer-
   gency contraception available for purchase
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  355  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G.  THE  PROVISION  OF  EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
 THROUGH AT LEAST ONE VENDING  MACHINE  LOCATED  ON  EACH  STATE-OPERATED
 INSTITUTION  AND STATUTORY OR CONTRACT COLLEGES IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
 THE VENDING MACHINE SHALL BE LOCATED IN AN AREA OF CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS
 CAN ACCESS THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ON WEEKENDS OR AFTER CLASS HOURS.
   (1)  EMERGENCY  CONTRACEPTION  MADE  AVAILABLE  THROUGH  EACH  VENDING
 MACHINE SHALL SATISFY, AT A MINIMUM, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I)  THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE SOLD ONLY IN THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S CLEARLY LABELED, ORIGINAL, UNBROKEN, TAMPER-PROOF, AND  EXPIRATION-
 DATED PACKAGING.
   (II) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION MAY NOT BE OLDER THAN THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S EXPIRATION DATE.
   (III)  THE  EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE STORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS.
   (IV) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT A  REDUCED
 PRICE, WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY DOLLARS.
   (2) EACH VENDING MACHINE SHALL HAVE, AT A MINIMUM:
   (I)  AN  OBVIOUS  AND LEGIBLE STATEMENT ON THE MACHINE THAT IDENTIFIES
 THE OWNER OF THE MACHINE;
   (II) A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER AT WHICH THE  CONSUMER  MAY  CONTACT
 THE OWNER OF THE MACHINE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06958-01-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A4091A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

2023-A4091A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.

2023-A4091A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4091--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAGA, ARDILA, LAVINE, SIMON,
   KELLES, DICKENS, SIMONE, SHRESTHA, HYNDMAN, BORES, SEAWRIGHT, CARROLL,
   EPSTEIN, WALKER,  GALLAGHER,  STECK,  SHIMSKY,  FORREST,  GIBBS,  LEE,
   PAULIN, REYES, L. ROSENTHAL, HUNTER, LEVENBERG, BURDICK, TAPIA, CLARK,
   ROZIC, BURGOS, BRONSON, PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
   er  Education  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring institutions
   within the state university of New York and the city university of New
   York to have at least one vending machine on campus which makes  emer-
   gency contraception available for purchase
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22. THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  ADOPT  A  POLICY  FOR  THE
 PROVISION  OF  EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH AT
 LEAST ONE VENDING MACHINE, EXISTING OR NEW, LOCATED ON EACH  STATE-OPER-
 ATED  INSTITUTION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   THE VENDING MACHINE  SHALL  BE
 LOCATED  IN A SECURE AND ACCESSIBLE AREA OF CAMPUS.  THE LOCATION OF THE
 VENDING MACHINE SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE.
   (A)  EMERGENCY  CONTRACEPTION  MADE  AVAILABLE  THROUGH  EACH  VENDING
 MACHINE SHALL SATISFY, AT A MINIMUM, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I)  THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE SOLD ONLY IN THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S CLEARLY LABELED, ORIGINAL, UNBROKEN, TAMPER-PROOF, AND  EXPIRATION-
 DATED PACKAGING.
   (II) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION MAY NOT BE OLDER THAN THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S EXPIRATION DATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06958-17-4

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