S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7096 I N S E N A T E April 25, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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 requiring the commis- sioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction in cardiopulmonary resusci- tation and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in senior high schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 52 to read as follows: 3 52. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF 4 REGENTS RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTION IN CARDIOPULMONARY 5 RESUSCITATION AND THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) IN 6 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. 7 B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE 8 COMMISSIONER SHALL: 9 (I) SEEK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, 10 TEACHER EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED 11 CURRICULUM; 12 (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES; 13 (III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH CURRICULUM WILL 14 REQUIRE AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES 15 OF STUDY; 16 (IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF ANY, ON THE STATE AND SCHOOL 17 DISTRICTS; AND 18 (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT. 19 C. NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 20 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE 21 BOARD OF REGENTS TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE APPROPRIATE RULES AND 22 REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR REJECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 23 SUCH CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER, 24 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO EITHER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13750-03-4 S. 7096 2 1 ACCEPT OR REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER THAN SIXTY 2 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION. 3 D. IF THE BOARD OF REGENTS ADOPTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM 4 REQUIREMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AFTER 5 SUCH CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED. 6 E. IF THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER 7 SHALL PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD TO THE 8 GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE 9 ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCA- 10 TION PROVIDING THE REASONS FOR SUCH REJECTION NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS 11 AFTER THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.