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                                  5275--A
     Cal. No. 459
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 20, 2025
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 Introduced  by Sens. BAILEY, GALLIVAN, MURRAY, OBERACKER, SALAZAR, WEBB,
   WEBER -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the Committee on Higher Education -- reported favorably
   from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to  a
   third  reading,  passed  by  Senate  and  delivered  to  the Assembly,
   recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to permitting certain
   licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York state if  they  are
   licensed to practice in another state, territory or country
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8356 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  ANY  PERSON WHO IS LICENSED OR TITLE-PROTECTED AS AN ATHLETIC
 TRAINER, OR AS AN ATHLETIC THERAPIST CREDENTIALED BY A  FOREIGN  GOVERN-
 MENT  AND  IN GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE, TERRITORY, OR COUNTRY, AND
 WHO HAS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE  ATHLETIC  TRAINING  SERVICES  TO
 ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL OF A UNITED STATES SPORTS TEAM RECOGNIZED BY
 THE  UNITED  STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEES OR AN OUT-OF-STATE
 SECONDARY SCHOOL, AN INSTITUTION OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,  A  PROFES-
 SIONAL  OR  AMATEUR  ATHLETIC  ORGANIZATION SPORTS TEAM, OR A PERFORMING
 ARTS TROUPE, MAY PROVIDE ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES TO SUCH ATHLETES AND
 TEAM PERSONNEL AT A DISCRETE SANCTIONED TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR  PERFORM-
 ANCE  AT  A  SECONDARY  SCHOOL,  INSTITUTION OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION, AMATEUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION,  NON-
 PROFIT  ATHLETIC  ORGANIZATION,  DANCE ORGANIZATION, MILITARY ACADEMY OR
 FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES, FIRE  TRAINING  PROGRAM  OR  ACADEMY,  OR
 POLICE  TRAINING SCHOOL OR ACADEMY IN THIS STATE, PROVIDED SUCH SERVICES
 ARE PROVIDED ONLY TO SUCH ATHLETES AND TEAM PERSONNEL AT  SUCH  DISCRETE
 SANCTIONED  TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR PERFORMANCE. ANY SUCH ATHLETIC TRAIN-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD05788-05-5
 S. 5275--A                          2
 
 ING SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THROUGH THREE  DAYS
 AFTER  EACH  SUCH  DISCRETE  SANCTIONED TEAM SPORTING EVENT OR TRAVELING
 PERFORMANCE.
   (B)  ANY PERSON PRACTICING AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER IN THIS STATE PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  THE  PERSONAL  AND  SUBJECT
 MATTER  JURISDICTION  AND  DISCIPLINARY  AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE
 BOARD OF REGENTS AS IF SUCH PERSON IS A LICENSEE AND AS IF THE EXEMPTION
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS A LICENSE. SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL  COMPLY
 WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE
 REGULATIONS  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT,
 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTIES FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  chapter  733  of  the laws of 2023, takes effect.  Effective
 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regu-
 lation  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective
 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
 date.