Int. No. 83-A
By Council Members Levin, Williams, Salamanca, Gentile, Koslowitz, Johnson, Cabrera, Gibson, Lander, Van Bramer, Menchaca and Kallos
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to publicly post reports concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-165 to read as follows:
§ 14-165 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training.
a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Automated external defibrillation. The term “automated external defibrillation” is defined pursuant to subdivision 1 paragraph a of section 3000-b of the public health law.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The term “cardiopulmonary resuscitation” is defined pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 2961 of the public health law.
b. Training. The department shall identify when cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation training is appropriate and provide all relevant staff such training and re-training. The curriculum of such training and re-training shall, where practicable, be consistent with standards developed by a nationally recognized organization or association.
c. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation report. No later than March 1, 2017 and every March 1 thereafter, the department shall publish on the department’s website and provide to the council, a report which shall include:
1. the total number of uniformed officers assigned to a patrol precinct, transit district, or police service area in the past calendar year, disaggregated by: (a) the total number trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (b) the total number of officers newly trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the past calendar year; (c) the total number of officers re-trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the past calendar year; and
2. the total number of school safety agents, disaggregated by: (a) the total number trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (b) the total number of school safety agents newly trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the past calendar year; and (c) the total number of school safety agents re-trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the past calendar year.
d. Automated external defibrillator report. No later than March 1, 2017 and every March 1 thereafter, the department shall publish on the department’s website and provide to the council, a report which shall include:
1. the total number of uniformed officers assigned to a patrol precinct, transit district, or police service area in the past calendar year, disaggregated by: (a) the total number of officers trained in automated external defibrillator; (b) the total number of officers newly trained in automated external defibrillator in the past calendar year; (c) the total number of officers re-trained in automated external defibrillator in the past calendar year; and
2. the total number of school safety agents, disaggregated by: (a) the total number of school safety agents trained in automated external defibrillator; (b) the total number of school safety agents newly trained in automated external defibrillator in the past calendar year; and (c) the total number of school safety agents re-trained in automated external defibrillator in the past calendar year.
Such reports shall be stored permanently on the department’s website and shall be provided in a format that permits automated processing where appropriate.
§2. This local law takes effect immediately.
CJG/DA
Int.472/2011
LS #246/2014
10/19/2016