A 2697 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires cardiac fitness certificates for interscholastic athletes in all public schools

Bill A 2697 requires public school students participating in interscholastic athletics to provide a yearly cardiac fitness certificate. This applies to students in seventh grade or those who will turn thirteen during the school year. The certificate must be signed by a licensed medical professional and include the results of an electrocardiogram or echocardiogram. It must also describe the student's cardiac fitness and state if any heart conditions could lead to severe adverse health outcomes during athletic activity.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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MINOR
This bill was amended to narrow the requirement for cardiac fitness certificates for interscholastic athletes. Originally, all public school students participating in athletics needed a certificate. Now, only students in seventh grade or those who have turned or will turn thirteen during the school year are required to obtain one.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to all interscholastic athletes to only applying to seventh-grade students or students turning thirteen during the school year.
ELIGIBILITY

Cardiac fitness certificate requirements now apply only to students in seventh grade or those turning thirteen during the school year, rather than all interscholastic athletes.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for students to obtain a cardiac fitness certificate before participating in interscholastic athletics was modified to include the grade level and age threshold criteria.

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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2697A
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

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