Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
Jan 27, 2023 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A2842
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PHEFFER AMATO
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Rebecca Seawright
Jo Anne Simon
Andrew Hevesi
multi-Sponsors
Gina Sillitti
Stefani Zinerman
2023-A2842 (ACTIVE) - Details
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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