assembly Bill A832

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain school districts to employ a minimum of one school nurse

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to education
Jan 07, 2015 referred to education

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A832 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1964
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2137, S1200
2011-2012: A1753, S4557
2013-2014: A1497, S1755
2017-2018: A853, S4635
2019-2020: A3577, S424
2021-2022: S5916

A832 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain school districts, New York city, Yonkers, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, to employ a minimum of one school nurse per school building; authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate additional staffing requirements.

A832 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   832

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  CLARK,  PERRY,  CRESPO,  TITONE,
  BROOK-KRASNY, BORELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL, GOTT-
  FRIED, McDONOUGH, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school nurs-
  es in school buildings in certain school districts

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

  Section 1. Section 902 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF
TRUSTEES  OF  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES IN NEW YORK CITY,  YONKERS,  SYRACUSE,  BUFFALO  AND  ROCHESTER
SHALL EMPLOY A MINIMUM OF ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING, WITH
ADDITIONAL  STAFFING  DETERMINATIONS  PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN
CONSULTATION WITH AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATION.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01614-01-5