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Senate Bill S344

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires adequate training in the Heimlich maneuver and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for new certification as a school teacher

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2009-S344 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3004, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2670

2009-S344 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires adequate training in the Heimlich maneuver and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), by an institution or provider approved by the state education department, as a condition of certification as a school teacher.

2009-S344 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   344

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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  adequate
  training  in  the  Heimlich maneuver 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.  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 NINE, 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 HEIMLICH  MANEUVER
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. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03602-01-9

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