New Jersey S 3015: Requires study of program allowing community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.

Bill Text

S3015 

SENATE, No. 3015 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE

District 19 (Middlesex)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Diegnan

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires public and nonpublic school athletic coaches 
to obtain certification in automated external defibrillator operation and first 
aid; updates requirements of emergency action plan for sports-related injury.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning sports-related injuries and amending 
P.L.2013, c.209 and P.L.2019, c.292.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1. Section 5 of P.L.2013, 
c.209 (C.18A:40-41i) is amended to read as follows:

���� 5.��� A person who coaches a 
school district or nonpublic school athletic activity shall hold a current 
certification in [cardio-pulmonary] cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation, automated external defibrillator operation, and first aid 
from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other training 
program recognized by the Department of Health.

(cf: P.L.2013, c.209, s.5)

���� 2. Section 1 of P.L.2019, 
c.292 (C.18A:40-41.11) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1. a. The board of education 
of a school district and the governing body or chief school administrator of a 
nonpublic school that includes any of the grades six through 12 shall establish 
and implement an emergency action plan for responding to a serious or 
potentially life-threatening sports-related injury.� The plan shall document 
the proper procedures to be followed when a student sustains a serious injury 
while participating in sports or other athletic activity. The plan shall be 
specific to the activity site, and shall be developed in consultation with 
local emergency medical services personnel.

���� b.��� The emergency action 
plan established pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include, but 
need not be limited to, the following components: 

���� (1)�� a list of the employees, 
team coaches, and licensed athletic trainers in each school who are trained in 
first aid or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation;

���� (2)�� identification of the 
employees, team coaches, or licensed athletic trainers in each school who will 
be responsible for carrying out the emergency action plan and a description of 
their respective responsibilities; 

���� (3)�� identification of any 
healthcare professionals who will provide medical care during games, practices, 
or other events;

���� (4) identification of 
the activity location or venue;

���� [(4)] (5)���� identification of 
the equipment and supplies that may be needed to respond to the emergency, 
including the location of each item; [and]

���� [(5)] (6) a description of the 
proper procedures to be followed after a student sustains a serious 
sports-related injury including, but not limited to, responding to the injured 
student, summoning emergency medical care, assisting emergency responders in 
getting to the injured student, and documenting the actions taken during the 
emergency; and

���� (7) appropriate contact 
information for emergency medical services and directions to access the venue.

���� c.���� The emergency action 
plan shall be reviewed annually and updated as necessary.� The plan shall be 
rehearsed annually in each school by the individuals who will be responsible 
for executing the plan in an emergency.

(cf: P.L.2019, c.292, s.1)

���� 3. This act shall take effect 
immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year following the 
date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires an 
individual who coaches a school district or nonpublic school athletic activity 
to hold a current certification in automated external defibrillator (AED) 
operation and first aid from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, 
or other training programs recognized by the Department of Health. Current law 
requires school athletic coaches to hold a current certification in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

���� This bill also expands the 
scope of emergency action plans for responding to a sports-related injury by 
requiring identification of any healthcare professionals who will provide 
medical care during games, practices, or other events; and appropriate contact 
information for emergency medical services and directions to access the venue.