What's happening
This bill requires New York camp employees to be immunized against several diseases, with exemptions for sincere religious beliefs.
Why it matters
Expands public health protections. by requiring camp employees to be immunized against several highly contagious diseases, which can help prevent outbreaks in communal camp settings where children and staff are in close contact.
Addresses parental and community concerns. about disease transmission at camps, potentially offering greater peace of mind to families sending their children to these environments during summer months.
Balances public health with individual rights. by including an exemption for employees who have genuine and sincere religious objections to vaccination, acknowledging and protecting religious diversity.
May set precedent for other group settings. (such as schools or recreational programs) by establishing immunization standards for staff, signaling a broader public policy trend toward vaccination coverage in environments with vulnerable populations.
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Require Camp Staff Vaccines
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History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2841
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, JAFFEE, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to immunization requirements for certain camp employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring each children's overnight camp, summer day camp and traveling summer day camp to ensure that employees working at such camps be immunized against mumps, measles, rubella, diphtheria, varicella, pertussis and tetanus. This subdivision shall not apply to employees who hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs which are contrary to the practices required by this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01093-01-9
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