Senate Bill S4971

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a sepsis awareness, prevention and education program

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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-S4971 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§305 & 6505-b, Ed L; amd §239, Pub Health L

2017-S4971 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to collaborate with the department of health and other health organizations to establish regulations for a sepsis awareness and prevention program for school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools.

2017-S4971 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4971 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4971
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 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 a sepsis awareness, prevention and education program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT AND COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF  HEALTH  AND  ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  PROMOTE  SEPSIS AWARENESS,
 PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, TO ESTAB-
 LISH AND DEVELOP A SEPSIS AWARENESS, PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION  PROGRAM
 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 IN  REGULATIONS  AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BE
 DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT  SEPSIS
 AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:
   (I)  AGE-APPROPRIATE MODEL CURRICULUM, EXEMPLAR LESSON PLANS, AND BEST
 PRACTICE  INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  FOR  STUDENTS,  PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL  DESIGNED  TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION METHODS AGAINST
 SEPSIS. SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES
 SHALL   INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  GUIDELINES  AND  METHODS  OF
 PREVENTION, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF  EXPOSURE  TO
 SEPSIS AND AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION FOR SEPSIS TREATMENT;
   (II)  INSTRUCTIONAL  TOOLS  AND  MATERIALS  FOR  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND
 SCHOOL PERSONNEL DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 HEALTH,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE  UPDATED  DATA  AND INFORMATION ON SEPSIS
 AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, WITH A REVIEW OF SUCH DATA AND INFORMATION  TO
 OCCUR  PERIODICALLY, AT INTERVALS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER
 AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10229-02-7
              

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2017-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§305 & 6505-b, Ed L; amd §239, Pub Health L

2017-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to collaborate with the department of health and other health organizations to establish regulations for a sepsis awareness and prevention program for school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools.

2017-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4971--A
     Cal. No. 1636
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- reported
   favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on  Rules
   --  ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
   ing its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
   to a sepsis awareness, prevention and education program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  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 CONSULT AND COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF  HEALTH  AND  ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  PROMOTE  SEPSIS AWARENESS,
 PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, TO ESTAB-
 LISH AND DEVELOP A SEPSIS AWARENESS, PREVENTION  AND  EDUCATION  PROGRAM
 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 IN  REGULATIONS  AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BE
 DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ABOUT  SEPSIS
 AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:
   (I)  AGE-APPROPRIATE MODEL CURRICULUM, EXEMPLAR LESSON PLANS, AND BEST
 PRACTICE  INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES  FOR  STUDENTS,  PARENTS  AND  SCHOOL
 PERSONNEL  DESIGNED  TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION METHODS AGAINST
 SEPSIS. SUCH MODEL CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES
 SHALL   INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  GUIDELINES  AND  METHODS  OF
 PREVENTION, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF  EXPOSURE  TO
 SEPSIS AND AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION FOR SEPSIS TREATMENT;
   (II)  INSTRUCTIONAL  TOOLS  AND  MATERIALS  FOR  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND
 SCHOOL PERSONNEL DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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