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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S532
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S532 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง804-c, Ed L
2009-S532 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S532 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the inclusion of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in secondary school health education curricula PURPOSE : This bill requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) be given as a part of the high school health curriculum. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Section 804-c of the Education Law, as added by chapter 269 of the laws of 1999. Subdivision (l) states that instructions regarding training in CPR shall be offered as a part of the secondary school health curriculum. In addition to the requirement that all teachers of health education be certified to teach health, any person instructing pupils in CPR must possess a valid certification by an agency offering such a certification within this area. To effectuate these requirements, schools shall be eligible for funding through the boards of cooperative educational services. Off-site training in CPR that is approved by a nationally-recognized organization may fulfill the requirements of this section. Subdivision (2) states that the commissioner may prescribe regulations
2009-S532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 532 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- 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 inclu- sion of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in secondary school health education curricula THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 804-c of the education law, as added by chapter 269 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: S 804-c. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction. 1. Instructions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be offered for voluntary admission as a part of the SECONDARY SCHOOL health education curriculum [in all senior high schools]. In addition to the requirement that all teachers of health education shall be certified to teach health, persons instructing pupils in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall possess valid certification by an agency offering such certification in the perform- ance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in its instruction. 2. The commissioner may prescribe regulations governing such health education courses which shall include instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Such regulations shall in no event prescribe a course of study in cardiopulmonary resuscitation which sets forth standards for instruction of a lesser quality than the requirements of the programs adopted by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. 3. School authorities [that choose to offer such course] OR OFF-SITE ENTITIES PROVIDING SUCH COURSE shall provide the needed facilities, time and place for the instruction set forth herein and shall provide learn- ing aids and curriculum resource materials to support such course of study. 4. AS PART OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS REVIEW INITIATIVE REGARDING HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES THE REGENTS SHALL CONSIDER THE INCLUSION OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCI- TATION AS PART OF THE STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN CURRICULUM GUIDANCE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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