Assembly Bill A2648

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides public access to epinephrine auto-injector devices at schools

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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-A2648 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §921-a, Ed L; amd §3000-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4909

2025-A2648 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides public access to epinephrine auto-injector devices at schools; establishes public access epinephrine auto-injector device providers.

2025-A2648 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2648
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SAYEGH, BURDICK, JACOBSON, MEEKS, HEVESI -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to providing public access to  epinephrine  auto-injector  devices  at
   schools

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 921-a of the education law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUN-
 TY  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARDS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-
 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE  SHALL  BE  DEEMED
 "PUBLIC ACCESS EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PROVIDERS" AS DEFINED IN
 PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS  AND  LIMITA-
 TIONS OF SUCH SECTION.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  3000-c of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) "PUBLIC ACCESS EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PROVIDER" MEANS  A
 PERSON,  FIRM,  ORGANIZATION  OR OTHER ENTITY POSSESSING OR OPERATING AN
 EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 3000-c  of  the  public  health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G) A PUBLIC ACCESS EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PROVIDER SHALL:
   (I)  CAUSE  AN  EPINEPHRINE  AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE TO BE MAINTAINED AND
 TESTED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF  THE  MANUFACTURER  AND  ANY
 APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
   (II)  NOTIFY  THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF THE EXISTENCE, LOCATION AND TYPE
 OF ANY EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE IT POSSESSES.
   (III) POST A SIGN OR NOTICE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO  THE  FACILITY  OR
 BUILDING  IN WHICH THE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE IS STORED, INDI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05464-01-5

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