New York A 99: Requires instruction in senior high schools regarding calling 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose

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A00099 Summary:

BILL NOA00099 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRSimon, McMahon

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Add §804-e, Ed L

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Requires instruction in senior high schools regarding calling 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose; provides that pupils shall receive instruction regarding the lawfulness of calling 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose; encourages pupils to call 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose without fear of arrest.

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 99

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, McMAHON -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction
 in senior high schools regarding calling 911 when witnessing or expe-
 riencing a drug or alcohol overdose

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 804-e
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 804-e. Instruction related to witnessing or experiencing a drug or
 4 alcohol overdose. 1. Instructions regarding the provisions of section
 5 220.78 of the penal law, also known as the "New York state 911 good
 6 Samaritan law", shall be included as a part of the health education
 7 curriculum in all senior high schools. Such course of instruction shall
 8 educate pupils on the protections of such law, including but not limited
 9 to, the lawfulness of calling 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug
 10 or alcohol overdose that requires emergency medical care, and shall
 11 encourage pupils to call 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug or
 12 alcohol overdose without fear of arrest.
 13 2. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to estab-
 14 lish a curriculum for instruction which shall be age appropriate and
 15 developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils at successive
 16 grade levels.
 17 3. School authorities shall be authorized to provide the needed facil-
 18 ities, time, and place for the instruction set forth herein and to
 19 provide learning aids and curriculum resource materials which contribute
 20 to effective teaching methods and learning regarding the decision to
 21 call 911 when witnessing or experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00609-01-5

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