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NY A01080
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Requires all New York public school districts to make water safety instruction available and encourage participation for students in grades K-12
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Mandates schools send home asynchronous water safety materials to parents each year
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Age-appropriate instruction must cover proper use of flotation devices, water condition awareness, rip current response, lifeguard supervision, pool barriers and fencing, importance of formal swim lessons, avoiding alcohol/substance use during water recreation, and CPR for drowning victims
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Commissioner of Education will define instruction requirements through regulations developed in consultation with the Department of Health
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School districts must notify the commissioner before each school year if they choose to provide water safety instruction; the department may provide model curriculum and technical assistance
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Takes effect July 1st following enactment
Legislative Description
Establishes a mandatory statewide, classroom-based water safety education program; provides that the commissioner of education shall work with New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance certified educators to develop and promulgate a statewide, age-appropriate, classroom-based water safety education guidance document; provides that within twenty-four months of the effective date of the bill, the department of education shall initiate statewide implementation of water safety education; provides that instruction shall be classroom-based and waterless and shall not require student access to aquatic facilities, swimming instruction, or in-water assessment.
Last Action
print number 1080a
2/26/2026