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- Substituted by A10141B
- Amended on third reading 6854b
- Amended on third reading 6854a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.816
- Referred to health
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Prohibits smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or private educational institutions
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6854B
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to prohibiting smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or private educational institutions
Purpose
To prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances or exits of any public or private educational institutions or secondary schools.
Summary of provisions
Section 1399-0 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision that would prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances, exits or outdoor areas of any public or private elementary or secondary schools. This provision would not apply to smoking in a residence, or within the real property boundary lines of such residential real property.
Subdivision 2 of section 409 of the education law is amended by adding: "including entrances or exits" to the definition of "school grounds."
Justification
The Clean Indoor Air Act, enacted in 2003, banned smoking in all workplaces across the State. Since 2003, smokers have been forced to smoke outside and it has been unfortunate to see many smokers consistently light up within close proximity to the entrances or exits of buildings. This bill would prohibit individuals from smoking outside the entrances and exits of education institutions. This bill seeks to move smokers away from the doorways in order to protect students wishing to enter and exit educational institutions from unwanted exposure to secondhand smoke.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia in young children.
Along with respiratory symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and breathlessness among school-aged children and young adults, even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage cells in ways that set the cancer process in motion.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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