Assembly Bill A5887

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring nonpublic schools to follow the same rules and regulations as public schools regarding a pupil who suffers a concussion

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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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2019-A5887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3058
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9831, S8601
2021-2022: A8425, S973

2019-A5887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring nonpublic schools to follow the same rules and regulations as public schools regarding a pupil who suffers a concussion, regarding training to recognize the symptoms of a concussion, information to be provided to the parent or guardian of such pupil and the amount of time such pupil shall wait before resuming an athletic activity.

2019-A5887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5887
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring nonpublic
   schools to follow the same rules and  regulations  as  public  schools
   regarding a pupil who suffers a concussion

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 42 of section 305 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 496 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
 read as follows:
   b. The rules and regulations established pursuant to this  subdivision
 shall  be  deemed to be the minimum standards that must be complied with
 by every public school AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL relating to  mild  traumatic
 brain  injuries.  [Such rules and regulations may also be implemented by
 nonpublic schools if they so authorize.]  Nothing  in  this  subdivision
 shall  prohibit  any public school or nonpublic school from adopting and
 implementing more stringent standards.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09403-01-9

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