New York A 8513: Enacts "Stella's law" requiring a CPR certified staff member to be present in school cafeterias during lunchtimes

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A08513 Summary:

BILL NOA08513 

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

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BILL NOA08513 

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05/20/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8513

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a CPR certi-
 fied staff member 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 at least one adult
 16 faculty or staff member of the school be certified in first aid, CPR,
 17 and the Heimlich maneuver and be present and monitoring students in the
 18 school's cafeteria during all lunchtimes of primary and secondary
 19 schools.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 21 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 22 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 23 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 24 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10193-02-5

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