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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S28
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2009-S28 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A979
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §902, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A466
2013-2014: A1489
2009-S28 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S28 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the attendance of certain trained health professionals in public school buildings PURPOSE : This bill would require a registered nurse to be on site at each school building when medically vulnerable children are present, or students are at major risk of injury. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would add a new subdivision 4 to §902 of the Education Law to require that a registered professional nurse be on staff in each school building, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner, during the hours when medically fragile students are in attendance or when students are at major risk of injury. JUSTIFICATION : Registered Nurses have the training needed to administer medical treatment or care to students with health conditions, disabilities or serious injuries. The need for having a trained health professional at each school building has been growing as more and more children with disabilities or developmental delays are being integrated into the classrooms. However, even children with relatively common health
2009-S28 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 28 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the attendance of certain trained health professionals in public school buildings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 902 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL EMPLOY ONE OR MORE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES TO BE PRESENT IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING AT ANY TIME THAT A MEDICALLY FRAGILE STUDENT IS IN ATTENDANCE OR WHEN STUDENTS ARE AT A MAJOR RISK OF PHYS- ICAL INJURY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00925-01-9
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