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A01395 Summary:

A01395 Actions:

A01395 Committee Votes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION   Chair:Fahy      
DATE:03/21/2023AYE/NAY:17/9  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Fahy
Aye
Smullen
Nay
Lupardo
Aye
Smith
Nay
Stirpe
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Simon
Aye
Reilly
Nay
McDonald
Aye
Gandolfo
Nay
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Miller
Nay
Hyndman
Aye
Flood
Nay
Epstein
Aye
Gray
Nay
McMahon
Aye
Buttenschon
Nay
Clark
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Chandler-Waterm
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Eachus
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:03/22/2023AYE/NAY:20/9  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Glick
Aye
Norris
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A01395 Floor Votes:

A01395 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A1395CREVISED4/12/23
 
SPONSOR: Epstein

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing access to
medication abortion prescription drugs at the state university of New
York and the city university of New York
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
This bill would require SUNY and CUNY to provide access to medication
abortion to all enrolled students.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 amends the education law by adding a new section 6438-b to
require every SUNY and CUNY campus to provide access to medication
abortion to all enrolled students.
 
Section 2 requires SUNY and CUNY submit a report to the Governor and the
legislature on the provision of such access.
 
Section 3 provides the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
For decades, medication abortion has provided a safe, non-invasive, and
effective way to end a pregnancy. According to Planned Parenthood, the
medication has a less than 196 rate of complication and a near 10096
rate of effectively terminating pregnancy, making it one of the safest
and most effective medications.
 
Medication abortion is different than the "morning after pill," which is
typically already available at public university student health centers.
While the morning after pill is intended to, prevent pregnancy from
occurring, medication abortion is intended to prevent an existing preg-
nancy from progressing.
 
This bill would ensure that our public colleges provide students with
access to these medication abortion prescription drugs, either by 1)
employing or contracting with authorized prescribers acting within their
scope of practice, or 2) providing students with information and refer-
rals to authorized prescribers acting within their scope of practice.
 
Such information and referrals must include local providers and tele-
health providers.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2022: A.3322-A (Epstein) - Referred to
Higher Education
 
2019-2020:  A.8743 (Epstein) - Referred to Higher Education
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
To be determined.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect August 1, 2023.

A01395 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1395--C
                                                                   R. R. 111
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EPSTEIN, DINOWITZ, JACOBSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
          CRUZ, SEAWRIGHT,  FORREST,  REYES,  BURDICK,  PAULIN,  BURGOS,  SIMON,
          KELLES,  RAGA,  MAMDANI,  THIELE,  LUNSFORD,  DICKENS,  DE LOS SANTOS,
          GIBBS, WALLACE, GLICK, HEVESI, SILLITTI, CUNNINGHAM, LEVENBERG,  SHIM-
          SKY,  O'DONNELL, ARDILA, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
          -- ordered to a third reading -- amended on the special order of third
          reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retaining  its  place  on  the
          special order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to providing access to
          medication abortion prescription drugs at the state university of  New
          York and the city university of New York
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 6438-b. Access to medication abortion prescription drugs.  1.  Every
     4  campus  of the state university of New York and every campus of the city
     5  university of New York shall provide access to  medication  abortion  to
     6  all students enrolled at such institutions by either:
     7    (a)  employing or contracting with individuals authorized to prescribe
     8  medication abortion prescription drugs  within  their  lawful  scope  of
     9  practice pursuant to title eight of this chapter; or
    10    (b)  providing  students  with  information and referrals to providers
    11  authorized to prescribe medication abortion  prescription  drugs  within
    12  their lawful scope of practice pursuant to title eight of this chapter.
    13    2.  Twenty-four  months  after the effective date of this section, and
    14  annually on such date thereafter, the board of  trustees  of  the  state
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04340-14-3
        A. 1395--C                          2
 
     1  university  of New York and the board of trustees of the city university
     2  of New York shall each submit a report to the  governor,  the  temporary
     3  president  of  the senate and the speaker of the assembly that includes,
     4  but is not limited to, the following:
     5    (a) whether campuses provide access to medication abortion pursuant to
     6  paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section; and
     7    (b)  the  number of individuals at each campus authorized to prescribe
     8  such prescription drugs.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect August 1, 2023. Effective immediately,
    10  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
    11  sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
    12  authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

A01395 LFIN:

 
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