What's happening
This bill authorizes the New York health commissioner to provide grants to nonprofits and schools to help fund local blood donation drives.
Why it matters
Funding depends on appropriations. Grants would be limited to money appropriated for this purpose; the bill itself sets no funding amount.
No geographic carveouts. The grant authority would apply across New York, with elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools eligible alongside not-for-profit organizations.
Added authority, not a mandate. The bill would expand the commissioner's existing blood-program powers without requiring grant awards. It would take effect immediately.
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Who cares
New York State Department of Health
The commissioner would gain authority to award grants for local blood-drive costs within available appropriations.
Not-for-profit organizations
They would be eligible for grants to help pay the costs of conducting local blood donation drives.
Elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools
Schools at each of these levels would be eligible for help covering local blood-drive costs.
Headline styles
Fund Local Blood Drives
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Fund Local Blood Drives
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3739
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 13, 2019
Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of health to make grants to be used for the costs of conducting a local blood donation drive
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3100 of the public health law is amended to read as follows:
§ 3100. Human blood and its derivatives; collection, processing, storage and distribution; general powers of commissioner. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized:
(a) to establish, equip, maintain and conduct a suitable program to collect, process, store and distribute human blood, and the various human blood derivatives including special therapeutic and diagnostic serums, which are deemed of value in the treatment of sick and injured persons, and the prevention of certain diseases;
(b) to carry out such educational and research activities as he or she may deem necessary in connection with said program; [and]
(c) to make grants, within amounts appropriated for this purpose, to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting a local blood donation drive; and
(d) to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose of this article.
2. The commissioner may conduct such program solely as a state activity, or in cooperation with such institutions, hospitals or municipal corporations as he or she may select, on such terms as may be agreed upon.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03361-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of health to make grants to be used for the costs of conducting a local blood donation drive
Purpose or general idea of the bill
Provides grants to encourage community blood drives.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends Public Health Law § 3100 to allow the Health Commissioner to make grants, within amounts appropriated, to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to help pay for the costs of conducting a local blood donation drive.
Justification
This bill would create a program of grants to help community groups and schools run blood drives. When community organizations or schools conduct blood drives, the blood bank generally pays for the cost of the blood collection itself. But the blood banks do not pay for promotional activities such as mailings to an organization's members, or the cost of the space if this cost exists.
Prior legislative history
2017-18: S2701 - Passed both houses, Vetoed memo 273
2015-16:S.3804/A.375 - Passed both Houses,Vetoed Memo 188
2013-14:S.3190/A.4468 - Passed Assembly/Referred to Health
2011-12:S.1179/A.2155 - Referred to Rules/Passed the Assembly
2009-10:S.6103/A.2358 - Passed both Houses,Vetoed Memo 6716
2007-08:A.4608- Reported to Ways and Means
2005-06:A.5494- Passed Assembly
2004-05:A.6746- Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
Grants would be determined by annual appropriation.
Effective date
Immediately.
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