New York S 7651: Requires the commissioner of labor to develop instructional tools and materials for occupations at high-risk of tick exposures

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S07651 Summary:

BILL NOS07651A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08031-A

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRMAY

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Amd §21, Lab L

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Requires the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets, commissioner of health and the commissioner of environmental conservation, to develop instructional tools and materials for occupations at high-risk of tick exposures; requires such materials to provide information on the identification of ticks and tick removal, and protection from tick bites; requires such materials to be available to high-risk employers and employees at no charge.

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BILL NOS07651A

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04/25/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

05/28/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

05/28/2026PRINT NUMBER 7651A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7651--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the commissioner
 of labor to develop instructional tools and materials for occupations
 at high-risk of tick exposures

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

 1 Section 1. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 17 to read as follows:
 3 17. (a) Shall, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture
 4 and markets, the commissioner of health and the commissioner of environ-
 5 mental conservation, develop instructional tools and materials for occu-
 6 pations at high-risk of tick exposures. Such instructional tools and
 7 materials shall complement the public awareness campaign established
 8 pursuant to section sixteen-b of the agriculture and markets law and
 9 provide specific information on the identification of ticks, best prac-
 10 tices to provide protection from ticks, and recommended procedures for
 11 safe tick removal.
 12 (b) Occupations at high-risk of tick exposures shall include, but not
 13 limited to,the following:
 14 (i) farmers, farm workers, and other agricultural employees;
 15 (ii) landscape workers;
 16 (iii) forestry workers;
 17 (iv) first responders;
 18 (v) road crews; and
 19 (vi) utility crews.
 20 (c) Such instructional tools and materials may include, but need not
 21 be limited to, video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11580-05-6

 S. 7651--A 2

 1 to illustrate the various sizes of ticks before and after they have
 2 engorged to assist with the identification of ticks and the reaction on
 3 the skin, for a variety of skin tones, that may occur as a result of a
 4 tick bite, and protection against tick bites.
 5 (d) Such instructional tools and materials shall be made available to
 6 high-risk employers and employees upon request at no charge and shall be
 7 reviewed and updated annually.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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