Assembly Bill A8069

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits vaping in educational institutions; requires educational institutions to educate communities about health risks associated with vaping

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A8069 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1399-o & 1399-p, Pub Health L

2023-A8069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits vaping in educational institutions; requires educational institutions to educate communities about health risks associated with vaping and post no-vaping signage on educational institution premises.

2023-A8069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8069
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GRAY, BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
   use  of  vaping  devices  and  the consumption of vaporized substances
   within educational institutions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 1399-o of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 102 of the laws of  2017,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  a.  [Use  of  an  electronic  cigarette or e-cigarette] VAPING, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-N OF
 THIS ARTICLE, shall not be permitted [on school grounds, as  defined  in
 subdivision  six of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-n of this arti-
 cle] IN ANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
   b. ["Electronic cigarette" or "e-cigarette" shall have the same  mean-
 ing  as in subdivision thirteen of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-
 aa of this chapter.] "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN ANY  BUILDING,
 STRUCTURE,  AND SURROUNDING OUTDOOR GROUNDS CONTAINED WITHIN A PUBLIC OR
 PRIVATE SCHOOL, INCLUDING PRE-SCHOOLS, NURSERY SCHOOLS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS,
 SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,  INCLUDING  CLASS-
 ROOMS,  LIBRARIES,  LABORATORIES,  RESTROOMS,  CAFETERIAS, AND ALL OTHER
 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS OWNED OR OPERATED  BY  THE  EDUCATIONAL  INSTI-
 TUTIONS.
   C.  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS SHALL EDUCATE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF,
 AND PARENTS ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH  VAPING  AND  PROVIDE
 INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR SMOKING CESSATION.
   D.  (I)  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, RESOURCE OFFICERS AND STAFF
 MEMBERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR  MONITORING  AND  ENFORCING  COMPLIANCE
 WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13219-01-3
 A. 8069                             2

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