Assembly Bill A2706

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires nebulizers on school grounds; appropriation

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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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2023-A2706 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4931
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, amd §919, Ed L; amd §2, Chap 672 of 2007
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6504
2013-2014: S959
2015-2016: A8655, S2569
2017-2018: A409, S2361
2019-2020: A813, S3767
2021-2022: A7819, S3273

2023-A2706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires nebulizers on school grounds; makes an appropriation therefor.

2023-A2706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2706
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  nebulizers
   on  school  grounds;  and  to  amend  chapter 672 of the laws of 2007,
   amending the education law relating  to  the  maintenance  of  on-site
   nebulizers,  in  relation  to the effectiveness thereof; and making an
   appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e
 to read as follows:
   § 804-E. NEBULIZER INSTRUCTION. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE CORRECT USE
 OF A NEBULIZER SHALL BE INCLUDED AS  A  PART  OF  THE  HEALTH  EDUCATION
 CURRICULUM IN ALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WHEN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
 INSTRUCTION  IS  BEING  PROVIDED  AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
 FOUR-C OF THIS ARTICLE.  PERSONS INSTRUCTING PUPILS IN THE  CORRECT  USE
 OF  NEBULIZERS  SHALL POSSESS VALID CERTIFICATION BY A NATIONALLY RECOG-
 NIZED ORGANIZATION OR  THE  STATE  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  COUNCIL
 OFFERING  CERTIFICATION  IN  THE  OPERATION  OF  A  NEBULIZER AND IN ITS
 INSTRUCTION.
   § 2. Section 919 of the education law, as amended by chapter 42 of the
 laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   § 919. On-site nebulizers. 1. [The board of education or  trustees  of
 the  school  district  responsible  for  providing  health services in a
 school, or the board of cooperative educational services in the case  of
 programs under its jurisdiction] SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARDS
 AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, shall  [make]  PROVIDE  AND  MAINTAIN  a  nebulizer
 [available]  on-site  in  every  public  and  private school building in
 [which full or part time nurse services  are  provided]  A  MANNER  THAT
 ENSURES READY AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS FOR USE DURING EMERGENCIES.
   2.  Nebulizers  in  such  school  buildings shall be made available to
 allow reasonable access to all public and private school students with a
 patient specific order, who require inhaled medications administered  by
 
              

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