New York S 5499: Makes permanent certain provisions of chapter 22 of the laws of 2014, relating to expanding opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises

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S05499 Summary:

BILL NOS05499A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRFAHY, MAY, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §305, Ed L

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Relates to updating school concussion management and response protocols; requires that the injured student have returned to a full class schedule without academic accommodations prior to resuming athletic activity.

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BILL NOS05499A

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

02/24/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

02/24/2025PRINT NUMBER 5499A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5499--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAY, ROLISON -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to updating school
 concussion management and response protocols

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "concussion
 2 management and awareness improvement act of 2025".
 3 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 42 of section 305 of the education
 4 law, as added by chapter 496 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 a. The commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of health,
 7 shall promulgate and review as necessary rules and regulations relating
 8 to pupils who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries, also referred to as
 9 a "concussion," while receiving instruction or engaging in any school
 10 sponsored or school related activity. In developing such rules and
 11 regulations, the commissioner shall consider comments from stakeholders
 12 and other interested parties including but not limited to parents,
 13 teachers, students, school administrators, school athletic trainers,
 14 sport coaches, medical and health professionals, the public schools
 15 athletic league (PSAL), the New York state public high school athletic
 16 association (NYSPHSAA), and other athletic associations. Such regu-
 17 lations shall include, but not be limited to:
 18 (i) requiring a course of instruction relating to recognizing the
 19 symptoms of mild traumatic brain injuries and monitoring and seeking
 20 proper medical treatment for pupils who suffer mild traumatic brain
 21 injuries. Such course of instruction shall be required to be completed
 22 on a biennial basis by all school coaches, physical education teachers,
 23 nurses [and], athletic trainers, and medical directors employed by or
 24 under contract to a school or school district. The course of instruc-
 25 tion required by this subparagraph shall include, but not be limited to,
 26 the definition of a "concussion," signs and symptoms of mild traumatic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07744-02-5

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 1 brain injuries, how such injuries may occur, practices regarding
 2 prevention, and the guidelines for the return to school and to certain
 3 school activities after a pupil has suffered a mild traumatic brain
 4 injury regardless of whether such injury occurred outside of school.
 5 Such training may be completed by means of courses of instruction,
 6 including but not limited to, courses provided online and by teleconfer-
 7 ence approved by the department;
 8 (ii) providing that the department and the department of health shall
 9 post on their internet websites information relating to mild traumatic
 10 brain injuries, which shall include but not be limited to, the defi-
 11 nition of a "concussion," signs and symptoms of mild traumatic brain
 12 injuries, how such injuries may occur, and the guidelines for the return
 13 to school and to certain school activities after a pupil has suffered a
 14 mild traumatic brain injury regardless of whether such injury occurred
 15 outside of