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Assembly Bill A1216

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver

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2017-A1216 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §908, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9517
2013-2014: A757
2015-2016: A337
2019-2020: A892
2021-2022: A1744
2023-2024: A574
2025-2026: A1665

2017-A1216 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver and requires at least one such trained person to be present when and where students eat meals.

2017-A1216 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1216
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, M. G. MILLER, CRESPO, PERRY -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to requiring certain
   school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 908 to
 read as follows:
   §  908.  HEIMLICH MANEUVER.   1. NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS
 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  BOARDS  OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTEN-
 SION  BOARDS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE STAFF MEMBER
 IN EVERY SCHOOL BUILDING, FACILITY OR ANNEX TO:
   A.  BE TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER; AND
   B. THAT ONE SUCH PERSON TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE  HEIMLICH
 MANEUVER  BE  PRESENT IN THE SAME ROOM WHILE STUDENTS EAT MEALS, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LUNCHROOMS, MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS, AUDITORIUMS  AND
 OUTDOOR EATING FACILITIES.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR THE
 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04947-01-7

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