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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S8849
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S8849 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4944
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2596, Pub Health L
2023-S8849 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to requiring CPR and AED training by youth league coaches; requires youth league coaches to be trained in adult and child CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator; provides current coaches have one year from the effective date of the law to receive such training; provides that a person who is unable to complete a training due to a physical disability may coach as long as a person who has completed a training is present at all times.
2023-S8849 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8849 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring CPR and AED training by youth league coaches PURPOSE: This bill requires coaches in New York state who coach youth leagues to be trained and certified in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: The public health law is amended by adding a new section § 2596. Section 2: Act and effective date. EXISTING LAW:
2023-S8849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8849 I N S E N A T E March 20, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring CPR and AED training by youth league coaches THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2596 to read as follows: § 2596. CPR AND AED INSTRUCTION; YOUTH LEAGUES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "YOUTH LEAGUE" MEANS YOUTH RECREATION SPORTS LEAGUES OTHER THAN SCHOOL LEAGUES, INCLUDING YOUTH CLUB SPORTS, TRAVEL TEAMS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION LEAGUES, AND UNAFFILIATED LEAGUES; AND (B) "YOUTH RECREATION" MEANS ATHLETIC ACTIVITY WITH PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE ALL EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER AND SHALL INCLUDE GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE PARTICIPANTS. 2. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, TO COACH IN ANY YOUTH LEAGUE, IT SHALL BE REQUIRED OF SUCH COACHES, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OR FOUR OF THIS SECTION, TO COMPLETE A TRAINING IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (CPR AND AED) KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. ANY SUCH COURSE OF STUDY OR EQUIVALENT REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN RECOGNIZING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC ARREST AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF ADULT AND CHILD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUS- CITATION AND THE USE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH SPORTS SEASON, COACHES SHALL PROVIDE VALID EVIDENCE TO THEIR YOUTH LEAGUE THAT THEIR ADULT AND CHILD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCI- TATION AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ARE CURRENT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. 3. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN COACHES OF YOUTH LEAGUE SPORTS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED A TRAINING IN CPR AND AED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, OR MET EQUIVALENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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