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                                   3381
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   coaches to receive first aid instruction in recognizing signs or symp-
   toms of sudden cardiac arrest

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3001-b of the education law, as added by
 chapter 498 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   1. On and after the effective date of this section, in addition to any
 provision  of law or rule or regulation of the department related to the
 requirements necessary for teachers within the  public  school  systems,
 whether certified in physical education or not, to coach any extra-class
 athletic  activity,  it  shall  be  required of such teachers, except as
 provided in subdivision two of this section, to hold a valid certificate
 of completion of a course of study in first  aid  knowledge  and  skills
 offered  by  the American National Red Cross and approved by the commis-
 sioner, or to meet equivalent requirements as certified by  the  commis-
 sioner. Any such course of study or equivalent requirements must include
 instruction  in  RECOGNIZING  SIGNS  AND  SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC ARREST AND
 SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND the administration  of  adult  cardiopulmonary
 resuscitation.  Prior  to  the start of each sports season, coaches must
 provide valid evidence to their chief school officer  that  their  first
 aid  and  adult  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation knowledge and skills are
 current  pursuant  to  the  requirements  established  by  the  American
 National  Red  Cross or that they meet equivalent requirements as certi-
 fied by the commissioner.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 3001-c of the education law, as added by
 chapter 39 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   1. On and after the effective  date  of  this  section,  it  shall  be
 required  of coaches of high school extra-class athletic activities in a
 nonpublic school system, except as provided in subdivision two  of  this
 section,  to hold a valid certificate of completion of a course of study
 in  first  aid knowledge and skills offered by the American National Red
 Cross and approved by the commissioner, or to meet  equivalent  require-
 ments  as  certified  by  the  commissioner. Any such course of study or
 equivalent requirements must include instruction  in  RECOGNIZING  SIGNS
 AND  SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC ARREST AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND the admin-
 istration of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Prior to the start  of
 each  sports  season, coaches must provide valid evidence to their chief
 school officer that their first aid and adult  cardiopulmonary  resusci-
 tation  knowledge  and  skills  are current pursuant to the requirements
 established by the American National Red Cross or that they meet  equiv-
 alent requirements as certified by the commissioner.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on July 1, 2018; provided, however,
 that effective immediately the department of education is authorized  to
 promulgate any and all rules and regulations and to take any other meas-
 ures necessary to implement this act on or before such effective date.