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Board hears public hearing on New York cardiac emergency response requirement; district outlines compliance steps
Summary
At a Nov. 18 board meeting, Gates Chili staff described how the district will implement the New York requirement (referred to in the presentation as "Desha's Law") that school districts adopt cardiac emergency response plans by Jan. 20, 2026, including AED placement, CPR/AED awareness training, building-level response teams and at least one annual SERP drill per building.
Steve Torres, the district's security supervisor, told the board during a Nov. 18 public hearing that the district is updating its district-wide school safety plan to comply with a New York State requirement described in the presentation as "Desha's Law," which requires a cardiac emergency response plan in every public school by…
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