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                                  9298

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2014
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG,  NOLAN,  COOK, DINOWITZ, KEARNS,
  McLAUGHLIN, ROSENTHAL, SALADINO, SKOUFIS, TITUS, ZEBROWSKI, HEVESI  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  BRAUNSTEIN, CLARK, MARKEY, McDONOUGH,
  MILLMAN, SIMANOWITZ, STEC, SWEENEY, THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
  sioner of education to make recommendations to the  board  of  regents
  relating  to  the  adoption of instruction in cardiopulmonary resusci-
  tation and the use of  automated  external  defibrillators  (AEDs)  in
  senior high schools

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 52 to read as follows:
  52. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  BOARD  OF
REGENTS  RELATING  TO  THE  ADOPTION  OF  INSTRUCTION IN CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION AND THE USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) IN
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
  B. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD  OF  REGENTS,  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL:
  (I)  SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
TEACHER EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE  PROPOSED
CURRICULUM;
  (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
  (III)  CONSIDER  THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH CURRICULUM WILL
REQUIRE AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED  COURSES
OF STUDY;
  (IV)  CONSIDER  THE  FISCAL  IMPACT,  IF  ANY, ON THE STATE AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS; AND
  (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
  C. NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE
BOARD  OF  REGENTS  TO EITHER ADOPT AND PROMULGATE APPROPRIATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SUCH CURRICULUM OR REJECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

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

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SUCH CURRICULUM. UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE  COMMISSIONER,
PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL VOTE TO EITHER
ACCEPT OR REJECT THE COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION NO LATER  THAN  SIXTY
DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH RECOMMENDATION.
  D.  IF  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS ADOPTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM
REQUIREMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHOOL  YEAR  AFTER
SUCH CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
  E.  IF  THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO THE  DETERMINATION  OF  THE  BOARD  TO  THE
GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON  EDUCA-
TION PROVIDING THE REASONS FOR SUCH REJECTION NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE BOARD OF REGENTS REJECTS SUCH CURRICULUM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.