S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2388
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  AUBRY,  HYNDMAN, NIOU, CAHILL, L. ROSENTHAL,
   SEAWRIGHT, THIELE, BARNWELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  COOK,
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education 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  pending  or
   increased risk 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 PENDING OR INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH  INFOR-
 MATION  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DEFINITION OF SUDDEN
 CARDIAC ARREST, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, AND  GUIDE-
 LINES  FOR  A STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AFTER
 EXHIBITING SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF PENDING  OR  INCREASED  RISK  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:
   §  923.  SUDDEN  CARDIAC  ARREST. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REVIEW THE
 INFORMATION DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH REQUIRED BY SUBDIVI-
 SION THIRTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH  LAW  TO
 ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PEND-
 ING  OR  INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD01188-01-1

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 BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, EACH SCHOOL SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION  REVIEWED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND
 DEVELOPED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN ANY PERMISSION FORM OR PARENT
 OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION CONSENT FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT THAT MAY
 BE  REQUIRED  FOR A STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
 AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION, OR REFERENCE HOW TO OBTAIN SUCH
 INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S WEBSITES,
 ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE, IF ONE EXISTS.
   B. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  THAT
 AUTHORIZE  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS, IN THEIR DISCRETION, TO ESTABLISH A SUDDEN
 CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT TEAM. SUCH MANAGEMENT TEAM SHALL  BE  COMPOSED
 OF  AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, A SCHOOL NURSE, A SCHOOL PHYSICIAN, A COACH OF
 THE INTERSCHOLASTIC TEAM,  AN  ATHLETIC  TRAINER  OR  OTHER  APPROPRIATE
 PERSONNEL  AS  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  SCHOOL  OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROVIDED
 FURTHER, EVERY SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT TEAM MAY  ESTABLISH  AND
 IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM THAT ANNUALLY PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SUDDEN CARDIAC
 ARREST  TO  PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION.  IN DEVELOPING SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER INPUT FROM STAKE-
 HOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 PARENTS,  TEACHERS,  STUDENTS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,  SCHOOL ATHLETIC
 TRAINERS, 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.
   § 4. 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]  A  NATIONALLY  RECOGNIZED
 ORGANIZATION,  AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW 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  PENDING  OR  INCREASED
 RISK  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  estab-
 lished  by  [the  American  National  Red Cross] A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
 ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION
 THREE  THOUSAND-B  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW or that they meet equivalent
 requirements as certified by the commissioner.
   § 5. 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:
   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] A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D)
 OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW

 A. 2388                             3
 
 and approved by the commissioner, or to meet equivalent requirements  as
 certified  by  the  commissioner. Any such course of study or equivalent
 requirements must include instruction in RECOGNIZING SIGNS AND  SYMPTOMS
 OF PENDING OR INCREASED RISK 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 cardiopulmo-
 nary resuscitation knowledge and skills  are  current  pursuant  to  the
 requirements   established  by  [the  American  National  Red  Cross]  A
 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION,  AS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW or
 that they meet equivalent requirements as certified by the commissioner.
   § 6. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2388--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  AUBRY,  HYNDMAN, NIOU, CAHILL, L. ROSENTHAL,
   SEAWRIGHT, THIELE, BARNWELL, BUTTENSCHON, CRUZ,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  OTIS
   --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  COOK,  SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Education -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education 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 PENDING OR INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH INFOR-
 MATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE  DEFINITION  OF  SUDDEN
 CARDIAC  ARREST, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, AND GUIDE-
 LINES FOR A STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC  ATHLETICS  AFTER
 EXHIBITING  SIGNS  OR  SYMPTOMS  OF  PENDING OR INCREASED RISK 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:
   § 923. SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. A. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REVIEW  THE
 INFORMATION DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH REQUIRED BY SUBDIVI-

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

                                                            LBD01188-03-1

 A. 2388--A                          2
 
 SION  THIRTY-ONE  OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO
 ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PEND-
 ING OR INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL
 BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, EACH SCHOOL SHALL BE
 REQUIRED  TO  INCLUDE  SUCH  INFORMATION  REVIEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
 DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN ANY PERMISSION FORM  OR  PARENT
 OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION CONSENT FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT THAT MAY
 BE  REQUIRED  FOR A STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
 AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION, OR REFERENCE HOW TO OBTAIN SUCH
 INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S WEBSITES,
 ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE, IF ONE EXISTS.
   B. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  THAT
 AUTHORIZE  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS, IN THEIR DISCRETION, TO ESTABLISH A SUDDEN
 CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT TEAM. SUCH MANAGEMENT TEAM SHALL  BE  COMPOSED
 OF  AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, A SCHOOL NURSE, A SCHOOL PHYSICIAN, A COACH OF
 THE INTERSCHOLASTIC TEAM,  AN  ATHLETIC  TRAINER  OR  OTHER  APPROPRIATE
 PERSONNEL  AS  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  SCHOOL  OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROVIDED
 FURTHER, EVERY SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT TEAM MAY  ESTABLISH  AND
 IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM THAT ANNUALLY PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SUDDEN CARDIAC
 ARREST  TO  PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION.  IN DEVELOPING SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER INPUT FROM STAKE-
 HOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 PARENTS,  TEACHERS,  STUDENTS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,  SCHOOL ATHLETIC
 TRAINERS, 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.
   § 4. 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]  A  NATIONALLY  RECOGNIZED
 ORGANIZATION,  AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW 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] A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED  IN
 PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW or that they meet equivalent requirements as certified
 by the commissioner.
   § 5. 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:
   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

 A. 2388--A                          3
 
 in first aid knowledge and skills offered by [the American National  Red
 Cross] A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D)
 OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
 and  approved by the commissioner, or to meet equivalent requirements 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  administration  of
 adult  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation. Prior to the start of each sports
 season, coaches must provide valid evidence to their chief school  offi-
 cer  that  their first aid and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation know-
 ledge and skills are current pursuant to the requirements established by
 [the American National Red Cross] A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED  ORGANIZATION,
 AS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOU-
 SAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW or that they  meet  equivalent  require-
 ments as certified by the commissioner.
   §  6.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.