Bill Text: NY S06229 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the development of a hands-on CPR training video for high schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06229 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S06229-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6229
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to cardiopulmonary resus-
citation training
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e
2 to read as follows:
3 S 804-E. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION TRAINING VIDEO. 1. THE DEPART-
4 MENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND
5 IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSO-
6 CIATION, SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING VIDEO ON HANDS-ONLY CARDIOPULMONARY
7 RESUSCITATION AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. THE VIDEO SHALL BE
8 DEVELOPED USING STATE FUNDS AND OUTSIDE GRANTS. THE VIDEO SHALL BE NO
9 MORE THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES IN LENGTH. ONCE COMPLETED, THE VIDEO SHALL BE
10 POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
11 ASSOCIATION. SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PROVIDE A LINK TO
12 THE VIDEO THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE.
13 2. SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL NOTIFY PARENTS AND STAFF IN NEWSLETTERS,
14 BULLETINS, CALENDARS, OR OTHER CORRESPONDENCE CURRENTLY PUBLISHED BY THE
15 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE VIDEO POSTED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
16 AND ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND STAFF TO VIEW IT.
17 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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