Bill Text: NY A02137 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2137 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school nurses in school buildings in certain school districts

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A02137 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02137-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2137
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school nurs-
         es in school buildings in certain school districts
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 902 of the education law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF
    4  TRUSTEES  OF  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
    5  SERVICES IN NEW YORK CITY,  YONKERS,  SYRACUSE,  BUFFALO  AND  ROCHESTER
    6  SHALL EMPLOY A MINIMUM OF ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING, WITH
    7  ADDITIONAL  STAFFING  DETERMINATIONS  PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN
    8  CONSULTATION WITH AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATION.
    9    S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
   10  succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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