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A 7536: Requires high schools to teach first aid instruction to students in grades nine through twelve.
What A 7536 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to require high schools in New York to provide a course on basic first aid to students in grades nine through twelve. This course will cover essential topics such as recognizing shock, minor wound care, choking, minor burns, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The curriculum will be established by the state education commissioner and can be incorporated into an existing course or provided as an after-school elective instruction. The law will take effect on the first of July next succeeding its enactment.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7536
- What is the current status of A 7536?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7536 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 7536 pass?
- Not yet. A 7536 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7536, and where is it now?
- A 7536 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 250 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7536 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring high schools to provide a course in basic first aid 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 819 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 819. First aid curriculum or instruction. The commissioner shall 4 establish a curriculum or instruction on first aid for high school 5 students in grades nine through twelve which shall include, but not be 6 limited to, recognizing shock, minor wound care, choking, minor burns, 7 and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from an approved provider, with 8 the option to allow students to become CPR certified. Such curriculum or 9 instruction shall be designed to be added to an existing course of 10 instruction, such as health, or be provided to students as an after 11 school elective instruction, or any other manner such school deems 12 appropriate. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 14 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09364-01-5
Text of A 7536 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions