NY State Senate Bill 2015-S1726

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to transportation
Jan 20, 2015	referred to transportation

2015-S1726 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4638
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §600, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A1342
2011-2012: A1171
2013-2014: A1257
2017-2018: S2349, A6164
2019-2020: S4443, A3570
2021-2022: S4749, A3964
2023-2024: S5861
2025-2026: S4185

2015-S1726 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases penalty for leaving scene of an accident without reporting to class E felony.

2015-S1726 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1726

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to increasing penalties for leaving the scene of an accident
without reporting

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) be
given as a part of the high school health curriculum.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Sets forth the instructions for Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation instruction (CPR).

Section 2: Sets for the instructions for external defibrillators.

Section 3: This act shall take effect immediately.

EXISTING LAW:

Currently, CPR may be offered as a voluntary addition to the health
curriculum.

JUSTIFICATION:

EMS treats nearly 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
each year in the U.S. unfortunately, less than 8 percent of people who
suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive to make it home
from the hospital. Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after
sudden cardiac arrest, an double or triple a victim's chance of
survival.

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time. About 5,920
children 18 years old and under suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
each year from all causes - including trauma, cardiovascular causes
and sudden infant death syndrome.

The American Heart Association recommends that hands-on CPR training
be a requirement for graduation. Several studies have demonstrated
that trainees, including school children, can achieve acceptable
levels of skills proficiency in adult CPR in 30 minutes or less. This
legislation does not require all students to become certified in CPR.

The American Heart Association's 2010 revised CPR guidelines make it
even easier for more people to perform CPR. A greater emphasis is now
placed on the simplest step - chest compressions. And hands-only CPR
is easier for a bystander to perform and survival rates-are similar to
that of conventional CPR (with both compressions and breaths).

This legislation does not require all students to become certified in
CPR just to learn the basic skills - thereby making learning CPR easy
and affordable.

Due to the increased percentages of people diagnosed with heart
disease each year, learning CPR can provide students with the


knowledge necessary to save lives. This bill will ensure that all
lessons meet the established standards of professional organizations
such as the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.
Adding CPR training as part of a student's health curriculum, will
increase awareness of important life saving techniques and ,could
ultimately save lives.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14:
2011-12: Passed the Senate/Died in Education
2009-10: Education
2007-08: S.1785 - Passed Senate
2005-06: A.988A - Education
2005-06: S.972A - Education
2003-04: S.56A - Education
2001-02: S.473A- Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect the first of November after it shall have
become law.

2015-S1726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1726

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, ESPAILLAT, LANZA -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
  penalties for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting

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

  Section  1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 600 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by chapter  49  of  the  laws  of  2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  c.  A  violation  of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision
resulting solely from the failure of an operator to exhibit his  or  her
license  and  insurance  identification card for the vehicle or exchange
the information required in such paragraph shall constitute  a  class  B
misdemeanor  punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty nor
more than five hundred  dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties
provided  by law. Any subsequent such violation shall constitute a class
A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less  than  five  hundred  nor
more  than  one  thousand  dollars  in  addition  to any other penalties
provided by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of  this
subdivision,  other  than for the mere failure of an operator to exhibit
his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or
exchange the information required in such paragraph, shall constitute  a
class  [A  misdemeanor]  E FELONY, punishable by a fine of not less than
[five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars nor more  than  [one]  TWO  thousand
FIVE HUNDRED dollars in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
Any such violation committed by a person after such person has previous-
ly  been  convicted  of  such a violation shall constitute a class [E] D
felony, punishable by a fine of not less than  [one]  TWO  thousand  nor
more  than [two] FIVE thousand [five hundred] dollars in addition to any
other penalties provided by law. Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
S                                                          LBD06456-01-5

S. 1726                             2

paragraph  a  of this subdivision, other than for the mere failure of an
operator to exhibit his or her license and insurance identification card
for such vehicle or exchange the information required in such paragraph,
where the personal injury involved (i) results in serious physical inju-
ry,  as  defined  in  section 10.00 of the penal law, shall constitute a
class E felony, punishable by a fine of not less than one  thousand  nor
more  than  five  thousand  dollars  in  addition to any other penalties
provided by law, or (ii) results in death shall  constitute  a  class  D
felony  punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand nor more than
five thousand dollars in addition to any  other  penalties  provided  by
law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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