Bill > A07536

This bill requires the New York State Commissioner of Education to establish a first aid curriculum for high school students in grades nine through twelve. The curriculum must cover essential first aid skills, including recognizing shock, treating minor wounds, responding to choking incidents, managing minor burns, and learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from an approved provider. Students will have the option to become CPR certified. Schools have flexibility in implementing this requirement, with options to integrate the instruction into an existing course like health education, offer it as an after-school elective, or implement it in any other manner they determine appropriate. The bill will take effect on the first day of July following its enactment, ensuring that schools will have time to prepare and implement the new first aid instruction requirement.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7536