Assembly Bill A2842

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the water safety instruction working group

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2842 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §805, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10256
2021-2022: A728

2023-A2842 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the water safety instruction working group to study appropriate standards for curriculum on water safety instruction for students in grades kindergarten through twelve in the state.

2023-A2842 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2842
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO, COOK, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, HEVESI,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, NORRIS, MORINELLO, McDONOUGH,  MAMDANI,
   ANDERSON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SILLITTI, ZINERMAN -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the water
   safety instruction working group; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   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 805 to
 read as follows:
   §  805.  WATER  SAFETY  INSTRUCTION WORKING GROUP. 1. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL ESTABLISH A WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTION WORKING GROUP TO STUDY APPRO-
 PRIATE STANDARDS FOR CURRICULUM ON WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS
 IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE IN THE STATE.
   2. SUCH WORKING GROUP SHALL BE COMPOSED OF NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN INDI-
 VIDUALS REPRESENTING INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING:
   A. THE COMMISSIONER OR THEIR DESIGNEE;
   B. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR THEIR DESIGNEE;
   C. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
 SERVICES OR THEIR DESIGNEE;
   D. INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  WATER  SAFETY  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS;
   E.  EXPERTS  IN  TEACHING  STUDENTS  ON  SWIMMING  AND WATER SAFETY IN
 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL;
   F. EXPERTS IN TRAINING FIRST AID, CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION,  AND
 OTHER WATER EMERGENCY-RELATED RESPONSES;
   G.  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS  WHO  WORK  AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE
 SCHOOL, OR HIGH SCHOOL;
   H. INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT CLIMATE-RELATED EMERGENCY PREPARATION AND
 TRAINING, SPECIFICALLY FOR WATER-RELATED DISASTERS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04804-02-3
              

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