New York A 5360: Relates to public school nurse staffing determinations

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A05360 Summary:

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SPONSORLevenberg

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Amd §§901 & 902, Ed L

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Provides that any board or trustees of each school district or board of cooperative educational services shall employ a minimum of one school nurse in each school building.

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02/13/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5360

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to public school nurse
 staffing determinations in consultation with a nursing association

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 901 of the education law, as
 2 amended by section 57 of part A-1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. School health services, as defined in subdivision two of this
 5 section, shall be provided by each school district for all students
 6 attending the public schools in this state, [except in the city school
 7 district of the city of New York,] as provided in this article. School
 8 health services shall include the services of a registered professional
 9 nurse[, if one is employed,] and shall also include such services as may
 10 be rendered as provided in this article in examining students for the
 11 existence of disease or disability and in testing the eyes and ears of
 12 such students.
 13 § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 902 of the education law,
 14 as amended by chapter 501 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 15 follows:
 16 b. Any such board or trustees [may] of each school district or board
 17 of cooperative educational services shall employ [one or more school
 18 nurses, who shall be registered professional nurses, as well as other
 19 health professionals, as may be required.] a minimum of one school
 20 nurse, who shall be a registered professional nurse, in each school
 21 building. Any such board or trustees of each school district or board
 22 of cooperative educational services may employ other health profes-
 23 sionals, as may be required. Such registered professional nurses and
 24 other health professionals shall aid the director of school health
 25 services of the district and shall perform such duties, including health

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06514-01-5

 A. 5360 2

 1 instruction for the benefit of the public schools as may be prescribed
 2 by such board or trustees or board of cooperative educational services,
 3 in compliance with each such health professional's practice act.
 4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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