Requires newly certified teachers to be trained in the use of an epinephrine auto-injector; requires such teachers to be certified within 3 months of date of hire.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2747
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring newly certi-
fied teachers to receive instruction in the use of an epinephrine
auto-injector
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
2 to read as follows:
3 § 3001-e. Epinephrine auto-injector instruction. 1. (a) Teachers
4 shall complete a course or training in the use of an epinephrine auto-
5 injector within three months of the day such person was hired by a
6 school district or schools designated under article fifty-six of this
7 chapter in the state.
8 (b) Documentation showing the successful completion of the epinephrine
9 auto-injector instruction required pursuant to this section shall be
10 kept in such teacher's personnel file.
11 2. The training required pursuant to this section may be performed by
12 the registered nurse at the school in which the teacher is hired to work
13 or by a recognized food allergy and anaphylaxis training program through
14 any method available, including but not limited to courses online or in
15 person.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to class-
17 room teachers that have been certified after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01722-01-7
