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Last updated
December 2008

                          Priorities for the 2007 Legislative Session

As the 2007 Legislative session gets under way, IINYS and allied organizations are developing strategies on the following key issues selected by the Board of Directors.

     Stem cell research

The lead organization is NYAMR (New Yorkers for the Advancement of Medical Research), which is still developing strategy for the next session. IINYS is the only voice of religion working with NYAMR on this issue.

     Emergency contraception in pharmacies 

Representatives from the Emergency Contraception Access Campaign are in talks with the Assembly, Senate, and Governor about restrictions on minors and reintroduction of the bill, which the Governor vetoed.

     Dignity for All Students Act (anti-bullying in schools)

The legislation is being redrafted with input from the Dignity for All Students Coalition, which includes IINYS.

     Comprehensive Sexuality Education

IINYS supports legislation, introduced in the Assembly and the Senate with bipartisan sponsorship, to establish a competitive grant program to fund medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education in New York State.

     Rockefeller Drug Law reform

We will continue to work on repeal and a change in emphasis from incarceration to treatment, education, jobs and housing.

     Death Penalty

We anticipate an attempt this year to revive the death penalty and will work in opposition with New Yorkers against the Death Penalty.

     Health care coverage reform

We are supporting the efforts of Assembly Health Committee chair Richard Gottfried to expand health care coverage in New York State. This an area we are watching closely.

 

IINYS is making a difference in State government and ensuring that a religious interfaith voice for justice, compassion and community is heard in the public policy arena.

Links to Supporting Materials

Memorandum In Support Of Stem Cell Research (A.6249/Silver)

Memorandum in Support of a Higher Minimum Wage in NYS
(Senate Bill S.3291/Velella; Assembly Bill A.9710/John)

Memorandum in Support of Civil Marriage for
Same-Sex Couples and Passage of S.3816/A.7392

Memorandum In Support Of Ending Discrimination & Harassment
Of Students (Dignity for All Students Act - A.1118 S.1925)

Memorandum In Support Of The Reform Of The Rockefeller Drug Laws And To Permit Judicial Discretion In Sentencing
(A7078/ Aubry)

Memorandum in Support of Emergency Contraception
Dispensed in Pharmacies Throughout NYS (A.888/S.3339)

Legislative Memorandum in Support
of a Common-Sense Budget that Invests in New York

Memorandum in Support of a Repeal
of the Death Penalty in New York State