Assembly Bill A2055

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires teachers in public and non-public school systems to be trained in identifying and responding to asthma emergencies in accordance with prescribed standards

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6671
2015-2016: A4112
2017-2018: A4382
2019-2020: A5702

2013-A2055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires teachers in public and non-public school systems to be trained in identifying and responding to asthma emergencies in accordance with standards to be prescribed by the commissioner of education in consultation with the commissioner of health.

2013-A2055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2055

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STEVENSON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE, AUBRY, BARRON, CAMARA, CASTRO, COLTON, COOK,  GIBSON,  MARKEY,
  SCARBOROUGH, TENNEY, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring all teachers
  to be trained in identifying and responding to asthma emergencies

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. ASTHMA EMERGENCIES; TRAINING IN IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSE.
THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL
ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND  OTHER  APPROPRIATE
PERSONNEL  IN IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO ASTHMA EMERGENCIES IN PUPILS
AND OTHER PERSONS. SUCH STANDARDS SHALL SPECIFY MINIMUM LEVELS OF  KNOW-
LEDGE  AND PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED. SUCH STANDARDS SHALL PERMIT TRAIN-
ING TO BE GIVEN BY PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS DEEMED QUALIFIED TO DO SO BY
THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02790-01-3

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