New York S 3503: Requires cardiac fitness certificates for interscholastic athletes in all public schools

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S03503 Summary:

BILL NOS03503A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02697-A

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SPONSORWEIK

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COSPNSR

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Add §903-a, Ed L

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Requires cardiac fitness certificates including an electrocardiogram or echocardiogram for interscholastic athletes in all public schools.

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01/28/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

03/13/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

03/13/2026PRINT NUMBER 3503A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3503--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring cardiac
 fitness certificates including an electrocardiogram or echocardiogram
 for interscholastic athletes in all public schools

 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 903-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 903-a. Cardiac fitness certificate. A cardiac fitness certificate
 4 shall be furnished by each student in public schools prior to partic-
 5 ipating in interscholastic athletics if such student is in seventh grade
 6 or has turned or will turn thirteen during the school year in which the
 7 student is participating in interscholastic athletics, whichever comes
 8 sooner. Each such certificate shall be signed by a duly licensed physi-
 9 cian, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who is authorized by
 10 law to practice in this state, and consistent with subdivision three of
 11 section sixty-nine hundred two of this chapter, or by a duly licensed
 12 physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who is authorized
 13 to practice in the jurisdiction in which the examination was given,
 14 provided that the commissioner has determined that such jurisdiction has
 15 standards of licensure and practice comparable to those of New York.
 16 Each such certificate shall describe the cardiac fitness of the student
 17 when the examination was made, and shall state whether such student has
 18 any heart conditions and if such heart conditions could result in severe
 19 adverse health outcomes during athletic activity. Such physician, physi-
 20 cian assistant or nurse practitioner shall conduct an electrocardiogram
 21 or an echocardiogram and the certificate shall state the results.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03255-03-5

 S. 3503--A 2

 1 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 2 the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 3 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 4 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 5 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.

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