assembly Bill A3577

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain school districts to employ a minimum of one school nurse

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to education
Jan 29, 2019 referred to education

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A3577 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S424
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2137, S1200
2011-2012: A1753, S4557
2013-2014: A1497, S1755
2015-2016: A832, S1964
2017-2018: A853, S4635
2021-2022: S5916

A3577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires New York city, Yonkers, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester school districts, to employ a minimum of one school nurse per school building; authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate additional staffing requirements.

A3577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3577

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  PERRY, CRESPO, BENEDETTO, BRONSON,
  BRABENEC, ABINANTI, JAFFEE, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,  McDONOUGH, RAIA, RIVERA -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school nurs-
  es in school buildings in certain school districts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 902 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF
TRUSTEES  OF  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES IN NEW YORK CITY,  YONKERS,  SYRACUSE,  BUFFALO  AND  ROCHESTER
SHALL EMPLOY A MINIMUM OF ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING, WITH
ADDITIONAL  STAFFING  DETERMINATIONS  PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN
CONSULTATION WITH AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATION.
  § 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01156-01-9