S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5800
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 15, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
sioner of education to establish rules and regulations for a sepsis
awareness and prevention program for school districts, boards of coop-
erative educational services and nonpublic schools
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
"Rory Staunton's law".
§ 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 56 to read as follows:
56. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE AND REVIEW AS NECESSARY,
RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO AN ONGOING SEPSIS AWARENESS,
PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. IN DEVELOPING SUCH RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARENTS, TEACHERS,
STUDENTS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND
SEPSIS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION GROUPS. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(I) REQUIRING A MODEL CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL
RESOURCES RELATING TO A SEPSIS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED
TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION METHODS AGAINST SEPSIS TO BE MADE
AVAILABLE AT NO COST FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM,
LESSON PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
ED TO GUIDELINES AND METHODS OF PREVENTION, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE REDUCTION OF EXPOSURE TO SEPSIS AND APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION
FOR SEPSIS;
(II) INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO ENSURE
SUCH TOOLS AND MATERIALS INCLUDE UPDATED DATA AND INFORMATION ON SEPSIS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, WITH A PERIODIC REVIEW TO ENSURE UP-TO-DATE
INFORMATION; AND
(III) PROVIDING THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE
INFORMATION RELATING TO SEPSIS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DEFINITION OF "SEPSIS", RISKS ASSOCI-
ATED WITH SEPSIS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS, HOW SEPSIS MAY OCCUR,
AND THE METHODS OF PREVENTION OF SEPSIS. SCHOOLS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION OR REFERENCE HOW TO OBTAIN SUCH INFORMATION
FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNET WEBSITE ON THE SCHOOL'S INTERNET WEBSITE,
IF ONE EXISTS.
B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A GUIDANCE MEMORANDUM TO EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO INFORM THEM OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SEPSIS AWARENESS AND
PREVENTION MODEL CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS AND BEST PRACTICE INSTRUC-
TIONAL MATERIAL AND ANNUALLY, IN SEPTEMBER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
REMIND DISTRICTS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SEPSIS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
MATERIALS AS A PART OF SEPSIS AWARENESS MONTH.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive date is authorized to be made completed on or before such effective
date.