New York A 10347: Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants for purposes of preventing transmission of tick-borne diseases

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A10347 Summary:

BILL NOA10347 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09282

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SPONSORSchiavoni

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2798, add §2799, Pub Health L

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Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants for purposes of preventing transmission of tick-borne diseases on public lands frequented by humans; requires the commissioner to submit an annual report on the performance of programs funded by such grants.

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BILL NOA10347 

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02/26/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10347

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to tick-borne disease
 prevention grants

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2798 of the public health law, as added by chapter
 2 550 of the laws of 1988, the opening paragraph as amended by section 35
 3 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 2798. Powers and duties. The tick-borne disease institute estab-
 6 lished by section twenty-seven hundred ninety-seven of this article
 7 shall have the following powers and duties:
 8 1. to develop and promote investigations into the cause, prevention,
 9 detection, spread, methods of treatment, and cure of tick-borne
 10 diseases; [and]
 11 2. to develop and promote an outreach campaign directed toward target-
 12 ed high-risk populations to provide coordinated information regarding
 13 the cause, prevention, detection, and treatment of tick-borne
 14 disease[.]; and
 15 3. to provide grants for purposes of tick-borne disease prevention
 16 pursuant to section twenty-seven hundred ninety-nine of this article.
 17 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2799 to
 18 read as follows:
 19 § 2799. Tick-borne disease prevention grants. 1. The commissioner, in
 20 consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the
 21 department of parks, recreation and historic preservation, is hereby
 22 authorized to make grants within the amounts appropriated for purposes
 23 of preventing transmission of tick-borne diseases on public land
 24 frequented by humans, including but not limited to state parks or
 25 trails.
 26 2. The commissioner shall give notice and provide opportunity to
 27 submit applications for grants under this section. In order to be
 28 considered for such grants, applicants shall demonstrate evidence of:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14381-01-6

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 1 (a) effectiveness in reducing prevalence and spread of tick-borne
 2 diseases;
 3 (b) human and animal safety, as evidenced by clinical documentation;
 4 (c) minimal invasiveness in the natural environment; and
 5 (d) cost effectiveness.
 6 3. The commissioner shall annually submit a report to the governor,
 7 the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the
 8 senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the minority leader of the
 9 assembly, regarding the performance of programs funded by grants made
 10 pursuant to this section. Such reports shall also be made publicly
 11 available on the department's website.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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