Senate Bill S2971

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of automated external defibrillators for new certification and re-certification as a schoolteacher

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  • 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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2011-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4469
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3004, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6679, A9367
2013-2014: S1726, A5510

2011-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of automated external defibrillators for new certification and re-certification as a school teacher.

2011-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2971

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 requiring training in
  cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the  use  of  automated  external
  defibrillators for new certification and re-certification as a school-
  teacher

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING,  ON  OR
AFTER  JULY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, FOR A CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE TO
BE A TEACHER SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER CERTIFICATION OR LICEN-
SURE REQUIREMENTS, HAVE COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING  IN  CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION  (CPR) AND IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
(AED). THE TRAINING SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM AN  INSTITUTION  OR  PROVIDER
WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING. EACH
APPLICANT  SHALL  PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT
HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED SUCH REQUIRED TRAINING.
  B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING ALL  SCHOOLS
TO  ENSURE  THAT  ANY  PERSON  EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER AT SUCH SCHOOL, WHO
RECEIVED CERTIFICATION OR A LICENSE TO TEACH PRIOR TO  JULY  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  ELEVEN, SHALL HAVE COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN CARDIOPULMO-
NARY RESUSCITATION AND IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED  EXTERNAL  DEFIBRILLATORS
WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  C.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL
OR LOCAL LAW, ANY LICENSED OR  CERTIFIED  TEACHER  WHO  VOLUNTARILY  AND
WITHOUT THE EXPECTATION OF MONETARY COMPENSATION RENDERS CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION  OR  USES  AN  AUTOMATED  EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ON SCHOOL
PROPERTY, ON A PERSON WHO IS CHOKING OR IN DISTRESS, UNCONSCIOUS, ILL OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07613-01-1

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