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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MILLER, CRESPO, PERRY -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee 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 908 to
read as follows:
  S  908.  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  IS 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.
                                                           LBD04043-01-5