New York S 4177: Prohibits certain confidentiality and nondisclosure provisions from inclusion in contracts entered into by the state

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S04177 Summary:

BILL NOS04177 

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SPONSORPARKER

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Add §§804-e & 6505-f, Ed L; add §630-m, Tax L; add §95-l, St Fin L

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Establishes the New York state celiac disease awareness and research fund; provides for education on celiac disease awareness.

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BILL NOS04177 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4177

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to education on celiac
 disease; and to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in
 relation to the celiac disease awareness and research fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds the
 2 following:
 3 a. Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intes-
 4 tine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.
 5 b. Celiac disease affects people in all parts of the world. Originally
 6 thought to be a rare childhood syndrome, celiac disease is now known to
 7 be a common genetic disorder.
 8 c. More than two million people in the United States have the disease,
 9 or about 1 in 133 people.
 10 d. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in
 11 wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be
 12 found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins and lip balms.
 13 e. When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products contain-
 14 ing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying
 15 villi, the tiny, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine.
 16 Villi normally allow nutrients from food to be absorbed through the
 17 walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream. Without healthy
 18 villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much one eats.
 19 f. People with celiac disease may have no symptoms but can still
 20 develop complications of the disease over time. Long-term complications
 21 include malnutrition which can lead to anemia, osteoporosis and miscar-
 22 riage, among other problems such as liver diseases and cancers of the
 23 intestine.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07778-01-5

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 1 g. For these reasons, and because this legislation will have signif-
 2 icant savings to New York, the legislature finds it in the public inter-
 3 est to raise awareness of this disease.
 4 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e to
 5 read as follows:
 6 § 804-e. Education regarding celiac disease awareness. 1. Any senior
 7 high school in the state may provide, as part of health education,
 8 instruction designed to promote celiac disease awareness.
 9 2. Instruction regarding celiac disease awareness may be part of a
 10 health education course in the secondary schools curriculum.
 11 3. Students may be required to demonstrate knowledge in the subject
 12 through the use of a test, graded project or report, or any other means
 13 prescribed by the school authorities regarding celiac disease.
 14 4. Any such course shall be taught by teachers holding a certificate
 15 to teach health. Related courses in the secondary school curriculum
 16 shall be taught in a manner supportive of health education regarding
 17 celiac disease awareness.
 18 5. The commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations regarding such
 19 health education courses which include instruction regarding celiac
 20 disease awareness as the commissioner may deem necessary and desirable
 21 for the welfare of pupils and the community. The contents may be varied
 22 to meet the needs of a particular school district, or portions thereof,
 23 and need not be uniform throughout the state, provided, however,