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                                  3868--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONOUGH, BENDETT, E. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, TAGUE,
   LEMONDES, GIBBS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FLOOD, MORINELLO  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to
   the  Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the develop-
   ment  of a bleeding control kit program and the installation of bleed-
   ing control kits in schools
 
   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 62 to read as follows:
   62. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT AND COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A BLEEDING CONTROL KIT PROGRAM
 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT:
   (I) ENSURES THAT BLEEDING CONTROL KITS ARE STORED IN EASILY ACCESSIBLE
 AREAS OF THE SCHOOL;
   (II)  INCLUDES THE USE OF BLEEDING CONTROL KITS IN THE EMERGENCY OPER-
 ATIONS PLAN OR ANY OTHER SECURITY PLANNING MEASURE OR  PROTOCOL  ADOPTED
 BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHAR-
 TER SCHOOL OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL; AND
   (III)  REQUIRES ALL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO MAY BE REASONABLY
 EXPECTED TO USE A BLEEDING CONTROL KIT IN THE  EVENT  OF  AN  INJURY  TO
 ANOTHER PERSON TO RECEIVE TRAINING APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   B.  A BLEEDING CONTROL KIT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 BE A FIRST AID RESPONSE KIT THAT INCLUDES AT LEAST:
   (I) ONE TOURNIQUET;
   (II) TWO COMPRESSED GAUZE DRESSINGS;
   (III) ONE TRAUMA DRESSING;
   (IV) NITRILE GLOVES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (V) SCISSORS; AND
   (VI)  INSTRUCTIONAL  DOCUMENTS ADOPTED BY THE AGENCY DETAILING METHODS
 TO PREVENT BLOOD LOSS FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC EVENT.
   C. IN ADDITION TO THE ITEMS REQUIRED TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN  A  BLEEDING
 CONTROL  KIT  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A BLEEDING
 CONTROL KIT MAY ALSO INCLUDE ANY MEDICAL MATERIAL OR EQUIPMENT THAT:
   (I) MAY BE READILY STORED IN A BLEEDING CONTROL KIT;
   (II) MAY BE USED TO ADEQUATELY TREAT  AN  INJURY  INVOLVING  TRAUMATIC
 BLOOD LOSS; AND
   (III)  IS  APPROVED  BY  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
 SERVICES PERSONNEL.
   D. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,
 CHARTER SCHOOL OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF
 THE  MEDICAL  MATERIAL  AND  EQUIPMENT  IN EACH BLEEDING CONTROL KIT AND
 REPLACE ANY EXPIRED MATERIAL OR EQUIPMENT AS NECESSARY.
   E. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,
 CHARTER  SCHOOL  OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL RESTOCK EACH BLEEDING CONTROL
 KIT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE USE OF SUCH KIT TO ENSURE THAT  THE
 KIT CONTAINS ALL REQUIRED MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT.
   F.  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY APPROVE AN ONLINE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION BY THE
 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OR A SIMILAR ORGANIZATION  TO  SATISFY  THE
 TRAINING  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   G. A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHAR-
 TER SCHOOL OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FROM
 DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE GOOD  FAITH  USE  OF  A  BLEEDING
 CONTROL KIT BY AN EMPLOYEE OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TO CONTROL THE
 BLEEDING OF AN INJURED PERSON PROVIDED THAT THE  EMPLOYEE  RECEIVED  THE
 TRAINING  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION AND THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT ACT WITH GROSS  NEGLIGENCE  IN  THE
 USE OF THE BLEEDING CONTROL KIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.