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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDET-
TO, COLTON, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, FARRELL, GUNTHER, HOOPER, MARKEY,
ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to public school nurse
staffing determinations in consultation with a nursing association
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 901 of the education law, as
amended by section 57 of part A-1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, is
amended to read as follows:
1. School health services, as defined in subdivision two of this
section, shall be provided by each school district for all students
attending the public schools in this state, [except in the city school
district of the city of New York,] as provided in this article. School
health services shall include the services of a registered professional
nurse[, if one is employed,] and shall also include such services as may
be rendered as provided in this article in examining students for the
existence of disease or disability and in testing the eyes and ears of
such students.
S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 902 of the education law,
as amended by chapter 501 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
b. Any such board or trustees [may] OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL employ [one or more school
nurses, who shall be registered professional nurses, as well as other
health professionals, as may be required.] A MINIMUM OF ONE SCHOOL
NURSE, WHO SHALL BE A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE, IN EACH SCHOOL
BUILDING. ANY SUCH BOARD OR TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY EMPLOY OTHER HEALTH PROFES-
SIONALS, AS MAY BE REQUIRED. Such registered professional nurses and
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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other health professionals shall aid the director of school health
services of the district and shall perform such duties, including health
instruction for the benefit of the public schools as may be prescribed
by such board or trustees OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
in compliance with each such health professional's practice act.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.