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Int 1194-2016

Clarifying the responsibilities of youth leagues with respect to defibrillators.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2016-05-25Local Law 2016/104

Enacted as Local Law 2016/104.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2016-05-25Passed: 2016-08-31Enacted: 2016-08-31

Summary

This bill would amend the recently-passed law that will require certain youth baseball leagues to make automated external defibrillators available at games and practices to clarify that this requirement only extends to leagues that receive a sufficient number of automated external defibrillators and training courses from the City free of charge

Committee on HealthDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).

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This bill: 82 days in committee

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Sponsors (5)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-05-25 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-05-25 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2016-06-28 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2016-06-28 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2016-08-15 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2016-08-15 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2016-08-16 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2016-08-16 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2016-08-31 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2016-08-31 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2016-08-31 · City Council

Votes (9)

Aye (6)
Mathieu EugeneJames VaccaJames G. Van BramerInez D. BarronPeter A. KooRosie Mendez
Absent (3)
Corey D. JohnsonRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2016-08-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2016-08-15 · 3:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Health · 2016-06-28 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2016-05-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (14)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 4-209 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 57 for the year 2016, is amended to read as follows: b. [A] Subject to the provision of a sufficient number of automated external defibrillators and training courses by the department pursuant to subdivision c, a youth baseball league using a baseball field for which the department is the lessor shall: 1. make available an automated external defibrillator at every baseball game and practice occurring at such field in which a team of such league participates; and 2. where practicable, ensure that there is at least one coach, umpire or other qualified adult who is present at each such game and practice who has successfully completed a training course within 24 months of each such game and practice. � 2. Subdivision b of section 18-146 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 57 for the year 2016, is amended to read as follows: b. [A] Subject to the provision of a sufficient number of automated external defibrillators and training courses by the department pursuant to subdivision c, a youth league using a ballfield under the jurisdiction and management of the department to play or practice baseball shall: 1. make available an automated external defibrillator at every baseball game and practice in which any team in such league participates; and 2. where practicable, ensure that there is at least one coach, umpire or other qualified adult who is present at each such game and practice who has successfully completed a training course within 24 months of every such game and practice. � 3. This local law takes effect on the same date that local law 57 for the year 2016 takes effect. DSS 5/16/16 2