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Assembly Bill A9434

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires adequate training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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2009-A9434 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, amd §3004, Ed L

2009-A9434 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires adequate training in the use of automated external defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

2009-A9434 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9434

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  requiring  adequate
  training  in  the  use  of automated external defibrillators (AED) and
  cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for new 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. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; TRAINING  IN  THE  USE  OF  AED  AND  CPR.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON  OR  AFTER
JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TEN, TO WORK AT A SCHOOL IN ANY NON-TEACHING
POSITION SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER  REQUIREMENTS,  HAVE  COMPLETED
ADEQUATE  TRAINING IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED)
AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR). THE TRAINING SHALL BE  OBTAINED
FROM  AN  INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPART-
MENT TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING. EACH APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE THE  DEPART-
MENT  WITH  DOCUMENTATION  SHOWING  THAT  HE  OR  SHE  HAS COMPLETED THE
REQUIRED TRAINING.
  S 2. Section 3004 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THAT ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON  OR  AFTER
JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TEN,  FOR  A CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE TO BE A
TEACHER SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER CERTIFICATION  OR  LICENSURE
REQUIREMENTS,  HAVE  COMPLETED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE USE OF AUTOMATED
EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) AND CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION  (CPR).
THE TRAINING SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM AN INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER WHICH HAS
BEEN  APPROVED  BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING.  EACH APPLI-
CANT SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT HE  OR
SHE HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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