What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
4 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in education
- Reference changed to education
- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A8585
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring that teachers and paraprofessionals be trained in cardiopulmo- nary resuscitation and first-aid
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill requires teachers and para- professionals employed in schools to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first-aid training.
Summary of specific provisions
Bill §1 adds a new §917 to the Education Law to require that teachers and paraprofessionals employed in schools must be certified in CPR and first aid. Such person will be considered certified upon satisfactory completion of a course meeting the require- ments established in Education Department regulations.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
No statute current- ly requires CPR or first aid training, for front-line school personnel.
Justification
A very unfortunate incident occurred in one of the schools in my district: .a student began choking during lunch. The para- professional who was present had not been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid. Thankfully, there was a happy ending to this story, the student is all right. This could easily have been a tragedy.
Our children spend most of their time in school. We assume that they are in safe and capable hands, and for the most part they are. However, contrary to popular assumptions, our teachers and paraprofessionals are not mandated to be trained in common safety procedures. Our children should be surrounded with teachers and paraprofessionals who are trained to respond to unforeseen emergencies.
Prior legislative history
A. 7330 - 1999/2000* A.4813 - 2001/2002 A.2959 - 2003/2004 A.3570 - 2005*/2006* A.3841 - 2007*/2008* All bills reported to Assembly Ways & Means Committee (except *-referred to Assembly Education Committee).
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
180th day after it shall have become a law.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.