New York S 4094: Provides a religious exemption for the requirement to have a photograph taken for a driver's license or learner's permit

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S04094 Summary:

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Includes that health certificates furnished by each student upon their entrance into school shall include an assessment of the student for eating disorders pursuant to the assessment standards established by the commissioner of health.

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4094

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 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 screening of students
 for eating disorders

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 903 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 183 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. A health certificate shall be furnished by each student in the
 5 public schools upon [his or her] their entrance in such schools and upon
 6 [his or her] their entry into the grades prescribed by the commissioner
 7 in regulations, provided that such regulations shall require such
 8 certificates at least twice during the elementary grades and twice in
 9 the secondary grades. An examination and health history of any child may
 10 be required by the local school authorities at any time in their
 11 discretion to promote the educational interests of such child. Each
 12 certificate shall be signed by a duly licensed physician, physician
 13 assistant, or nurse practitioner, who is authorized by law to practice
 14 in this state, and consistent with subdivision three of section six
 15 thousand nine hundred two of this chapter, or by a duly licensed physi-
 16 cian, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who is authorized to
 17 practice in the jurisdiction in which the examination was given,
 18 provided that the commissioner has determined that such jurisdiction has
 19 standards of licensure and practice comparable to those of New York.
 20 Each such certificate shall describe the condition of the student when
 21 the examination was made, which shall not be more than twelve months
 22 prior to the commencement of the school year in which the examination is
 23 required, and shall state whether such student is in a fit condition of
 24 health to permit [his or her] their attendance at the public schools.
 25 The examination may include a diabetes risk analysis. Each such certif-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07603-01-5

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 1 icate shall also state the student's body mass index (BMI) and weight
 2 status category. For purposes of this section, BMI is computed as the
 3 weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters or the
 4 weight in pounds divided by the square of height in inches multiplied by
 5 a conversion factor of 703. Weight status categories for children and
 6 adolescents shall be as defined by the commissioner of health. Further-
 7 more, each such certificate shall include an assessment of the student
 8 for eating disorders. Such assessment shall be conducted pursuant to
 9 standards established by the commissioner of health. In all school
 10 districts such physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner
 11 shall determine whether a one-time test for sickle cell anemia is neces-
 12 sary or desirable and [he or she] they shall conduct such a test and the
 13 certificate shall state the results.
 14 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 904 of the education law, as amended by
 15 section 12 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
 16 read as follows:
 17 1. Each principal of a public school, or [his or her] such principal's
 18 designee, shall report to the director of school health services having
 19 jurisdiction over such