Assembly Bill A2643

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits certain licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York State if they are licensed to practice in another state or territory

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A2643 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8356, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9013

2025-A2643 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits certain licensed athletic trainers who are licensed to practice in another state or territory to provide athletic training services to athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance in this state.

2025-A2643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2643
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  permitting certain
   licensed athletic  trainers to practice in New York state if they  are
   licensed to practice in another state or territory

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8356 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  ANY  ATHLETIC TRAINER WHO IS LICENSED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN
 ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY, AND WHO HAS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT  TO  PROVIDE
 ATHLETIC  TRAINING  SERVICES  TO ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL OF A UNITED
 STATES SPORTS TEAM RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND  PARALYM-
 PIC  COMMITTEES  OR  AN OUT-OF-STATE SECONDARY SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTION OF
 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, A PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION
 SPORTS TEAM, OR A PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE, MAY PROVIDE ATHLETIC  TRAINING
 SERVICES  TO  SUCH  ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL AT A DISCRETE SANCTIONED
 TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR PERFORMANCE IN  THIS  STATE  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER IN REGULATIONS, PROVIDED SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ONLY TO
 SUCH  ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL AT THE DISCRETE SANCTIONED TEAM SPORT-
 ING EVENT OR PERFORMANCE. ANY SUCH ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES  SHALL  BE
 PROVIDED  ONLY  FIVE  DAYS BEFORE THROUGH THREE DAYS AFTER EACH DISCRETE
 SANCTIONED TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR TRAVELING PERFORMANCE.
   (B) ANY PERSON PRACTICING AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER IN THIS STATE  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT
 MATTER JURISDICTION AND DISCIPLINARY AND  REGULATORY  AUTHORITY  OF  THE
 BOARD OF REGENTS AS IF SUCH PERSON IS A LICENSEE AND AS IF THE EXEMPTION
 PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS A LICENSE. SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL COMPLY
 WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE
 REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, RELATING  TO  PROFESSIONAL  MISCONDUCT,
 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTIES FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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