Senate Bill S4557

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires certain school districts to employ a minimum of one school nurse

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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-S4557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1753
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1200, A2137
2013-2014: S1755, A1497
2015-2016: S1964, A832
2017-2018: S4635, A853
2019-2020: S424, A3577
2021-2022: S5916

2011-S4557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain school districts, New York City, Yonkers, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, to employ a minimum of one school nurse per school building; authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate additional staffing requirements.

2011-S4557 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4557

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 school nurs-
  es in school buildings in certain school districts

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

  Section 1. Section 902 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF
TRUSTEES  OF  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES IN NEW YORK CITY,  YONKERS,  SYRACUSE,  BUFFALO  AND  ROCHESTER
SHALL EMPLOY A MINIMUM OF ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING, WITH
ADDITIONAL  STAFFING  DETERMINATIONS  PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN
CONSULTATION WITH AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATION.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01992-01-1

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