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NY A04166
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michaelle Solages
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AI Summary
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Requires school districts, BOCES, county vocational education boards, and charter schools to make automated external defibrillators (AEDs) immediately available at all school-sponsored events, including practices and athletic events
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Mandates development and implementation of a cardiac emergency response plan addressing personnel response to sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergencies on school property or at practice/athletic event locations
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Requires training of appropriate personnel including school staff, coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers as part of the cardiac emergency response plan
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Emergency response plans must integrate evidence-based guidelines from the American Heart Association or other nationally recognized organizations for AED and CPR use
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Requires automated external defibrillator equipment to be immediately available at school-sponsored events; requires school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards and charter schools to develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026