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NY J02716
Resolution
Status
7/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Helming
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AI Summary
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Commends Wendy Boyer, a Teacher Aide at Middlesex Valley School in the Marcus Whitman Central School District, upon receiving the New York State Senate Liberty Medal, the highest individual honor bestowed by the Senate.
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Boyer, a resident of Canandaigua, New York, performed the Heimlich Maneuver on a choking student on May 15, 2024, during lunchtime cafeteria support, successfully dislodging food from the student's throat.
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The Liberty Medal is awarded to individuals who have merited special commendation for exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of fellow New Yorkers.
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Boyer attended a Good Samaritan course in life-saving measures, though she is not officially certified in first aid or CPR, and her colleagues recognized her immediate response as characteristic of her caring attitude and advocacy for those in need.
Legislative Description
Commending Wendy Boyer upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate
Last Action
REFERRED TO FINANCE
7/22/2024