Bill Text: NY A04216 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act"; requires certain coaches to receive first aid instruction in recognizing signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-06 - reported referred to rules [A04216 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04216-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4216--B
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 29, 2015
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER,  JAFFEE,  OTIS, ROSENTHAL, PERRY,
          COLTON, HOOPER, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO,  LUPI-
          NACCI, McKEVITT, RAIA, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee  on  Education  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Education in
          accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to requiring certain
          coaches to receive first aid instruction in recognizing signs or symp-
          toms of sudden cardiac arrest
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
     2  the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act".
     3    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3001-b of education  law,  as  added  by
     4  chapter 498 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
     5    1. On and after the effective date of this section, in addition to any
     6  provision  of law or rule or regulation of the department related to the
     7  requirements necessary for teachers within the  public  school  systems,
     8  whether certified in physical education or not, to coach any extra-class
     9  athletic  activity,  it  shall  be  required of such teachers, except as
    10  provided in subdivision two of this section, to hold a valid certificate
    11  of completion of a course of study in first  aid  knowledge  and  skills
    12  offered  by  the American National Red Cross and approved by the commis-
    13  sioner, or to meet equivalent requirements as certified by  the  commis-
    14  sioner. Any such course of study or equivalent requirements must include
    15  instruction  in  recognizing  signs  and  symptoms of cardiac arrest and
    16  sudden cardiac arrest and the administration  of  adult  cardiopulmonary
    17  resuscitation.  Prior  to  the start of each sports season, coaches must
    18  provide valid evidence to their chief school officer  that  their  first
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08005-04-6
        A. 4216--B                          2
     1  aid  and  adult  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation knowledge and skills are
     2  current  pursuant  to  the  requirements  established  by  the  American
     3  National  Red  Cross or that they meet equivalent requirements as certi-
     4  fied by the commissioner.
     5    §  3.  Subdivision  1  of section 3001-c of education law, as added by
     6  chapter 39 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
     7    1. On and after the effective  date  of  this  section,  it  shall  be
     8  required  of coaches of high school extra-class athletic activities in a
     9  nonpublic school system, except as provided in subdivision two  of  this
    10  section,  to hold a valid certificate of completion of a course of study
    11  in first aid knowledge and skills offered by the American  National  Red
    12  Cross  and  approved by the commissioner, or to meet equivalent require-
    13  ments as certified by the commissioner. Any  such  course  of  study  or
    14  equivalent  requirements  must  include instruction in recognizing signs
    15  and symptoms of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac arrest and the  admin-
    16  istration  of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Prior to the start of
    17  each sports season, coaches must provide valid evidence to  their  chief
    18  school  officer  that their first aid and adult cardiopulmonary resusci-
    19  tation knowledge and skills are current  pursuant  to  the  requirements
    20  established  by the American National Red Cross or that they meet equiv-
    21  alent requirements as certified by the commissioner.
    22    § 4. This act shall take effect on July 1,  2017;  provided,  however,
    23  that  effective immediately the department of education is authorized to
    24  promulgate any and all rules and regulations and to take any other meas-
    25  ures necessary to implement this act on or before such effective date.