Assembly Actions -
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S8482
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S8482 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4909
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §921-a, Ed L; amd §3000-c, Pub Health L
2023-S8482 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8482 SPONSOR: CHU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to providing public access to epinephrine auto-injector devices at schools PURPOSE: This legislation will require an epinephrine auto-injector device to be maintained and tested along with a notice of the location in schools. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: "Public access epinephrine auto-injector device provider" is any school district, boards of cooperate educational services, county vocational education, and extension boards, charter schools, and non- public elementary and secondary schools. Section 2: Amends the public health law to add "public access epineph-
2023-S8482 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8482 I N S E N A T E February 5, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CHU -- 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 providing public access to epinephrine auto-injector devices at schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 921-a of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUN- TY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARDS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON- PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE SHALL BE DEEMED "PUBLIC ACCESS EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PROVIDERS" AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-C OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITA- TIONS OF SUCH SECTION. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3000-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D) "PUBLIC ACCESS EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PROVIDER" MEANS A PERSON, FIRM, ORGANIZATION OR OTHER ENTITY POSSESSING OR OPERATING AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 3000-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (G) A PUBLIC ACCESS EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE PROVIDER SHALL: (I) CAUSE AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE TO BE MAINTAINED AND TESTED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND ANY APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY. (II) NOTIFY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF THE EXISTENCE, LOCATION AND TYPE OF ANY EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE IT POSSESSES. (III) POST A SIGN OR NOTICE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE FACILITY OR BUILDING IN WHICH THE EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE IS STORED, INDI- CATING THE LOCATION WHERE ANY SUCH EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE IS STORED OR MAINTAINED IN SUCH BUILDING OR FACILITY ON A REGULAR BASIS. § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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