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NY S02536

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/9/2015

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Ritchie

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes not-for-profit dental clinics to use schoolhouses and grounds to provide dental services to school-age and pre-school children during school hours and non-school hours.

  • Requires health professionals providing services in approved school dental clinics to be duly licensed under New York education law and authorized by their respective practice acts.

  • Prohibits the cost of providing dental health services from being charged to the school district, except where otherwise authorized by law.

  • Exempts building space used exclusively for dental clinics from the rated capacity calculations for school buildings in computing building aid.

  • Requires school district trustees or board of education to determine terms and conditions for clinic use, which may include rental fees sufficient to cover all resulting expenses; mandates that district children cannot be excluded from clinic services based on which school they attend.

Legislative Description

Authorizes school district property to be used for not-for-profit dental clinics providing care to families in the district upon the approval of the trustees or board of education of a school district.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules6/17/2016
Education1/6/2016
Education6/9/2015
Education1/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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