BILL NUMBER: S6127
SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring CPR certi-
fied cafeteria monitors to be present in school cafeterias during lunch-
times
 
PURPOSE:
To require CPR certified cafeteria monitors to be present in school
cafeterias during lunchtimes.
 
SUMMARY:
Section 1 - States the title.
Section 2 - Amends the education law by adding a new section 3001-e.
Section 3 - Sets the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York does not currently require cafeteria monitors to be certified
in First Aid, CPR, and the Heimlich. Stella's Law corrects this over-
sight.
This Act is named in honor of Stella Tsimis who, in February 2023, saved
the life of a seven-year-old boy in the school cafeteria by performing
the Heimlich maneuver on him while he was choking. Stella received the
New York State Liberty Medal for saving the child's life that day. The
Liberty Medal is the highest civilian honor someone can receive from New
York State and is only awarded for extraordinary, heroic and life-saving
acts.
Stella's actions on that day highlighted the need for all adult cafete-
ria monitors present in school cafeterias to be trained in and hold
current certifications for First Aid, CPR, and the Heimlich maneuver to
help ensure the safety of the children in the cafeteria.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date
on which it shall have become a law.