Bill Text: NY A02106 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires adequate training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for new certification as a school teacher.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A02106 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02106-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2106
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  adequate
         training  in  the  use  of automated external defibrillators (AED) and
         cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for new certification as a  school
         teacher
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 3001-E. SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; TRAINING  IN  THE  USE  OF  AED  AND  CPR.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    5  PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON  OR  AFTER
    6  JULY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TO WORK AT A SCHOOL IN ANY NON-TEACH-
    7  ING  POSITION  SHALL,  IN  ADDITION  TO  ALL  OTHER  REQUIREMENTS,  HAVE
    8  COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLA-
    9  TORS  (AED)  AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR). THE TRAINING SHALL
   10  BE OBTAINED FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS BEEN  APPROVED  BY
   11  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING. EACH APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE
   12  THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT HE OR SHE  HAS  COMPLETED
   13  THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
   14    S  2.  Section  3004  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
   15  subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   16    7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL
   17  PRESCRIBE  REGULATIONS  REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON OR AFTER
   18  JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, FOR A CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE TO  BE  A
   19  TEACHER  SHALL,  IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE
   20  REQUIREMENTS, HAVE COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE USE  OF  AUTOMATED
   21  EXTERNAL  DEFIBRILLATORS  (AED) AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR).
   22  THE TRAINING SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS
   23  BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING.   EACH  APPLI-
   24  CANT  SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT HE OR
   25  SHE HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
   26    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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