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A00134 Summary:

BILL NOA00134
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03483
 
SPONSORPaulin
 
COSPNSRGottfried, Clark, Colton, Crouch, Dinowitz, Galef, Jaffee, Otis, Raia, Stirpe, Titone, Gunther, Perry
 
MLTSPNSRArroyo, Fitzpatrick, Magnarelli, Schimel, Thiele
 
Amd S207, Pub Health L
 
Relates to public education and outreach about female genital mutilation.
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A00134 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           134
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, CLARK, COLTON, CROUCH, DINOW-
          ITZ, GALEF, JAFFEE, OTIS, RAIA, SCARBOROUGH, STIRPE, TITONE,  GUNTHER,
          PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, FITZPATRICK, MAGNAREL-
          LI,  ROBERTS, SCHIMEL, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  public  education
          and outreach about female genital mutilation
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public  health  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
     3    (k)  The physical, sexual and psychological consequences of undergoing
     4  female genital mutilation, including the practice of "vacation  cutting"
     5  whereby  girls  are  sent  out of state or the country to undergo female
     6  genital mutilation, typically during school vacations.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00284-01-5
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