New York S 6127: Enacts "Stella's law" requiring CPR certified cafeteria monitors to be present in school cafeterias during lunchtimes

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S06127 Summary:

BILL NOS06127A

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Enacts "Stella's law"; requires cafeteria monitors certified in first aid, CPR, and the Heimlich maneuver to be present in school cafeterias during lunchtimes.

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BILL NOS06127A

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

11/10/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

11/10/2025PRINT NUMBER 6127A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6127--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. WEIK, MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring CPR certi-
 fied cafeteria monitors to be present in school cafeterias during
 lunchtimes

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Stella's law".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 3001-e. First aid, CPR, and Heimlich certification requirement. 1.
 6 For the purposes of this section: (a) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
 7 (CPR)" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision three of section
 8 twenty-nine hundred ninety-four-a of the public health law.
 9 (b) "Heimlich" or "Heimlich maneuver" shall mean a first-aid procedure
 10 for dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe in which a sudden
 11 strong pressure is applied on the abdomen, between the navel and the rib
 12 cage.
 13 2. In addition to any provision of law or rule or regulation of the
 14 department related to the requirements necessary for teachers and staff
 15 within New York schools, it shall be required that all adult cafeteria
 16 monitors of the school be certified in first aid, CPR, and the Heimlich
 17 maneuver and be present and monitoring students in the school's cafete-
 18 ria during all lunchtimes of primary and secondary schools. Such train-
 19 ing shall be conducted during an employee's regular work hours, and
 20 employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all time spent in
 21 such training.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10193-06-5

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 1 § 3. The state education department shall prepare and distribute to
 2 all schools the New York state department of health First Aid for Chok-
 3 ing poster, demonstrating the proper administration of the Heimlich
 4 maneuver for use in choking emergencies. Such posters shall be promi-
 5 nently displayed in areas where food is consumed or served within the
 6 school, including cafeterias, staff lounges, and other eating areas.
 7 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 8 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 9 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 10 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 11 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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