Senate Bill S1297B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1297 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6050
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L; add §923, amd §§3001-b & 3001-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9897
2015-2016: S7848, A4216
2019-2020: S2996, A4876
2021-2022: S1016, A2388

2017-S1297 - Summary

Establishes the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act"; directs the commissioners of education and health to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students of school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools who exhibit signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest.

2017-S1297 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1297 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1297
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to directing the commissioners of education and  health  to  establish
   rules  and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students of
   school districts,  boards  of  cooperative  educational  services  and
   nonpublic  schools  who  exhibit  signs  or symptoms 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. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56.  A.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
 HEALTH, SHALL PROMULGATE AND REVIEW AS NECESSARY RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 RELATING  TO  PUPILS  WHO  EXHIBIT  SIGNS  OR SYMPTOMS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC
 ARREST WHILE RECEIVING INSTRUCTION OR ENGAGING IN ANY  SCHOOL  SPONSORED
 OR  RELATED  ACTIVITY.  IN  DEVELOPING  SUCH  RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER  INTER-
 ESTED  PARTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS,
 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINERS, SPORT COACHES,  MEDICAL
 AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PSAL), THE
 NEW  YORK  STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NYSPHSAA), AND
 OTHER ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO:
   (I)  REQUIRING  A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION RELATING TO RECOGNIZING PUPILS
 WHO EXHIBIT SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND SEEKING PROP-
 ER MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR SUCH PUPILS. SUCH COURSE OF  INSTRUCTION  SHALL
 BE  REQUIRED  TO BE COMPLETED ON A BIENNIAL BASIS BY ALL SCHOOL COACHES,
 PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, NURSES AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS. THE COURSE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S1297A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6050
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L; add §923, amd §§3001-b & 3001-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9897
2015-2016: S7848, A4216
2019-2020: S2996, A4876
2021-2022: S1016, A2388

2017-S1297A - Summary

Establishes the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act"; directs the commissioners of education and health to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students of school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools who exhibit signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest.

2017-S1297A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1297A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1297--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --
   recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   commissioner  of health to develop information related to students who
   exhibit signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest and in relation  to
   requiring  the  department  of  health  to  post information regarding
   sudden cardiac arrest on such department's website; and to  amend  the
   education law, in relation to requiring the department of education to
   post  information regarding sudden cardiac arrest on such department's
   website, requiring the development of parental relation  consent  form
   or similar document that may be required for a student's participation
   in  interscholastic athletics, requiring the commissioner of education
   to promulgate rules and regulations that authorize school districts to
   establish a sudden  cardiac  arrest  management  team,  and  requiring
   instruction  in  CPR-AED skills for coaches of high school extra-class
   public and nonpublic school athletic activities
 
   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. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 31 to read as follows:
   31. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP INFORMATION THAT IS REVIEWED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION RELATED TO STUDENTS WHO EXHIBIT SIGNS OR SYMP-
 TOMS  OF  SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE DEFINITION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, SIGNS AND  SYMP-
 TOMS  OF  SUDDEN  CARDIAC ARREST, AND GUIDELINES FOR A STUDENT'S PARTIC-
 IPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AFTER EXHIBITING SIGNS OR  SYMPTOMS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S1297B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6050
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L; add §923, amd §§3001-b & 3001-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9897
2015-2016: S7848, A4216
2019-2020: S2996, A4876
2021-2022: S1016, A2388

2017-S1297B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Dominic Murray sudden cardiac arrest prevention act"; directs the commissioners of education and health to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students of school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools who exhibit signs or symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest.

2017-S1297B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1297B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1297--B
     Cal. No. 686
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --
   recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said  committee  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to  directing  the  commissioners of education and health to establish
   rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students  of
   school  districts,  boards  of  cooperative  educational  services and
   nonpublic schools who exhibit signs  or  symptoms  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.  Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 31 to read as follows:
   31. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP INFORMATION THAT IS REVIEWED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION RELATED TO STUDENTS WHO EXHIBIT SIGNS OR SYMP-
 TOMS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT
 BE  LIMITED TO, THE DEFINITION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, SIGNS AND SYMP-
 TOMS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, AND GUIDELINES FOR  A  STUDENT'S  PARTIC-
 IPATION  IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AFTER EXHIBITING SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS
 OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.  SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   §  3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 923 to read
 as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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