Assembly Bill A9517

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A9517 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง907, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A757
2015-2016: A337
2017-2018: A1216
2019-2020: A892
2021-2022: A1744
2023-2024: A574
2025-2026: A1665

2011-A9517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver and requires at least one such trained person to be present when and where students eat meals.

2011-A9517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9517

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, M. MILLER, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. ARROYO, GABRYSZAK, GIBSON, McENENY  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to requiring certain
  school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 907 to
read as follows:
  S  907.  HEIMLICH MANEUVER.   1. NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  BOARDS  OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTEN-
SION  BOARDS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE STAFF MEMBER
IN EVERY SCHOOL BUILDING, FACILITY OR ANNEX TO:
  A.  BE TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER; AND
  B. THAT ONE SUCH PERSON TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE  HEIMLICH
MANEUVER  BE  PRESENT IN THE SAME ROOM WHILE STUDENTS EAT MEALS, INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LUNCHROOMS, MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS, AUDITORIUMS  AND
OUTDOOR EATING FACILITIES.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13910-06-2

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