S 5539 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan

Summary

Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the use of appropriate personnel and measures to respond to incidents involving any individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergency on any school site owned or operated by a school or at a location of a school sponsored event.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

S5539 → S5539A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add multiple new sponsors and include committee discharge language indicating the bill has been reviewed and amended. The substantive policy changes include renaming the act to 'Desha's law', adding a new requirement for schools to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in all instructional facilities, and modifying cardiac emergency response plan requirements to make AED training voluntary rather than mandatory.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional sponsors and now includes provisions for AED equipment placement in all instructional school facilities, not just athletic venues.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section requiring all instructional school facilities to provide and maintain automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in adequate quantities.

Changed cardiac emergency response plan requirements to make AED training for building-level response teams voluntary rather than mandatory.

TECHNICAL

Added multiple new sponsors to the bill and included committee discharge language showing the bill was amended and recommitted.

DEFINITION

Added a new section naming the act 'Desha's law' for citation purposes.

TIMELINE

Modified the effective date provision to align certain amendments with the effective date of chapter 25 of the laws of 2025.

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Committee

Amendments

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5539A

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors