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Assembly Bill A8513

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts "Stella's law" requiring a CPR certified staff member to be present in school cafeterias during lunchtimes

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2025-A8513 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L

2025-A8513 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Stella's law"; requires a staff member certified in first aid, CPR, and the Heimlich maneuver to be present in school cafeterias during lunchtimes.

2025-A8513 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8513
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a CPR certi-
   fied staff member to be present in school cafeterias during lunchtimes
 
   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
 "Stella's law".
   §  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e to
 read as follows:
   § 3001-E. FIRST AID, CPR, AND HEIMLICH CERTIFICATION  REQUIREMENT.  1.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION: (A) "CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
 (CPR)" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION
 TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B) "HEIMLICH" OR "HEIMLICH MANEUVER" SHALL MEAN A FIRST-AID PROCEDURE
 FOR DISLODGING AN OBSTRUCTION FROM A PERSON'S WINDPIPE IN WHICH A SUDDEN
 STRONG PRESSURE IS APPLIED ON THE ABDOMEN, BETWEEN THE NAVEL AND THE RIB
 CAGE.
   2.  IN  ADDITION  TO ANY PROVISION OF LAW OR RULE OR REGULATION OF THE
 DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR TEACHERS AND  STAFF
 WITHIN  NEW  YORK  SCHOOLS, IT SHALL BE REQUIRED THAT AT LEAST ONE ADULT
 FACULTY OR STAFF MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BE CERTIFIED IN  FIRST  AID,  CPR,
 AND  THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER AND BE PRESENT AND MONITORING STUDENTS IN THE
 SCHOOL'S CAFETERIA  DURING  ALL  LUNCHTIMES  OF  PRIMARY  AND  SECONDARY
 SCHOOLS.
   §  3.  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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10193-02-5

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