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NY A01216
Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver and requires at least one such trained person to be present when and where students eat meals.
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Introduced
01/11/2017
01/11/2017
In Committee
01/03/2018
01/03/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
2017-2018 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill amends the education law to require that every school building have at least one staff member trained in the Heimlich maneuver, and that at least one such trained person be present in the same room while students eat meals, such as in lunchrooms, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, and outdoor eating facilities. The Commissioner of Education is authorized to promulgate regulations for the implementation of this new requirement, which will take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (5)
Carmen Arroyo (OTHER)*,
Linda Rosenthal (D)*,
Marcos Crespo (D),
Michael Miller (D),
N. Nick Perry (D),
Last Action
referred to education (on 01/03/2018)
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