Senate Bill S2569

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires nebulizers on school grounds; appropriation

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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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2015-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8655
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, amd §919, Ed L; amd §2, Chap 672 of 2007
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6504
2013-2014: S959
2017-2018: S2361, A409
2019-2020: S3767, A813
2021-2022: S3273, A7819
2023-2024: S4931, A2706

2015-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires nebulizers on school grounds; makes an appropriation therefor.

2015-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2569

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  nebulizers
  on  school  grounds;  and  to  amend  chapter 672 of the laws of 2007,
  amending the education law relating  to  the  maintenance  of  on-site
  nebulizers,  in  relation  to the effectiveness thereof; and making an
  appropriation therefor

  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 804-e
to read as follows:
  S 804-E. NEBULIZER INSTRUCTION. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE CORRECT USE
OF A NEBULIZER SHALL BE INCLUDED AS  A  PART  OF  THE  HEALTH  EDUCATION
CURRICULUM IN ALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WHEN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
INSTRUCTION  IS  BEING  PROVIDED  AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
FOUR-C OF THIS ARTICLE.  PERSONS INSTRUCTING PUPILS IN THE  CORRECT  USE
OF  NEBULIZERS  SHALL POSSESS VALID CERTIFICATION BY A NATIONALLY RECOG-
NIZED ORGANIZATION OR  THE  STATE  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  COUNCIL
OFFERING  CERTIFICATION  IN  THE  OPERATION  OF  A  NEBULIZER AND IN ITS
INSTRUCTION.
  S 2. Section 919 of the education law, as amended by chapter 42 of the
laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 919. On-site nebulizers. 1. [The board of education or  trustees  of
the  school  district  responsible  for  providing  health services in a
school, or the board of cooperative educational services in the case  of
programs under its jurisdiction] SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARDS
AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, shall  [make]  PROVIDE  AND  MAINTAIN  a  nebulizer
[available]  on-site  in  every  public  and  private school building in
[which full or part time nurse services  are  provided]  A  MANNER  THAT
ENSURES READY AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
  2.  Nebulizers  in  such  school  buildings shall be made available to
allow reasonable access to all public and private school students with a
patient specific order, who require inhaled medications administered  by

              

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