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S00309 Summary:

BILL NOS00309 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04242

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SPONSORRHOADS

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COSPNSRMURRAY, PALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §305, Ed L

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Requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop a bleeding control kit program which requires bleeding control kits to be installed in easily accessible areas of schools; requires training of personnel to use bleeding control kits in the event of an injury to another person.

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BILL NOS00309 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 309

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- 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 the develop-
 ment of a bleeding control kit program and the installation of bleed-
 ing control kits in schools

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

 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
 3 63. a. The commissioner shall consult and collaborate with the commis-
 4 sioner of health to establish and develop a bleeding control kit program
 5 within the department that:
 6 (i) ensures that bleeding control kits are stored in easily accessible
 7 areas of the school;
 8 (ii) includes the use of bleeding control kits in the emergency oper-
 9 ations plan or any other security planning measure or protocol adopted
 10 by the school district, board of cooperative educational services, char-
 11 ter school or nonpublic school; and
 12 (iii) requires all district or school personnel who may be reasonably
 13 expected to use a bleeding control kit in the event of an injury to
 14 another person to receive training approved by the department.
 15 b. A bleeding control kit required pursuant to this subdivision shall
 16 be a first aid response kit that includes at least:
 17 (i) one tourniquet;
 18 (ii) two compressed gauze dressings;
 19 (iii) one trauma dressing;
 20 (iv) nitrile gloves;
 21 (v) scissors; and
 22 (vi) instructional documents adopted by the agency detailing methods
 23 to prevent blood loss following a traumatic event.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01221-01-5

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 1 c. In addition to the items required to be included in a bleeding
 2 control kit pursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision, a bleeding
 3 control kit may also include any medical material or equipment that:
 4 (i) may be readily stored in a bleeding control kit;
 5 (ii) may be used to adequately treat an injury involving traumatic
 6 blood loss; and
 7 (iii) is approved by local law enforcement or emergency medical
 8 services personnel.
 9 d. Each school district, board of cooperative educational services,
 10 charter school or nonpublic school shall conduct an annual inspection of
 11 the medical material and equipment in each bleeding control kit and
 12 replace any expired material or equipment as necessary.
 13 e. Each school district, board of cooperative educational services,
 14 charter school or nonpublic school shall restock each bleeding control
 15 kit as soon as practicable after the use of such kit to ensure that the
 16 kit contains all required material and equipment.
 17 f. The department may approve an online course of instruction by the
 18 American College of Surgeons or a similar organization to satisfy the
 19 training required pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of this
 20 subdivision.
 21 g. A school district, board of cooperative educational services, char-
 22 ter school or nonpublic school shall be immune from civil liability from
 23 damages or injuries resulting from the good faith use of a bleeding
 24 control kit by an employee of such school district, board of cooperative
 25 educational services, charter scho