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- Referred to education
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of smokeless tobacco on school grounds
Purpose
To prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco on school grounds and add enforcement provisions.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 409 of the education law, as amended by chapter 449 of the laws of 2012, to clarify that smokeless tobacco is prohibited from school grounds -- as tobacco already is -- define smokeless tobacco, ensure the placement of signs at schools and establish fines. After a warning, the fines are $100, $250 and $500. Students who fail to comply with the warning are not fined, but rather face disciplinary consequences at school.
Section 2 provides this act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
Existing law
Tobacco is banned from school grounds, but there is no mention of smokeless tobacco and there are no enforcement provisions.
Justification
Tobacco is rightfully prohibited on school grounds. The law should clarify that smokeless tobacco (e.g., chewing tobacco) is also not allowed. It is not only the intent of the state to protect children from smoking, but from all forms of this addictive and cancer causing substance. Requiring the postage of signs and including enforcement provisions will provide disincentives for breaking the law.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
No cost
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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