Relates to epinephrine devices in schools

The bill no longer creates a new section 3000-cc in the Public Health Law. Instead it amends Education Law section 921-a(1) to change 'may' to 'shall,' making on-site epinephrine availability mandatory rather than optional for school districts, BOCES, county vocational education boards, charter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools.

A new amendment to Public Health Law section 3000-c(2)(f) clarifies that the general prohibition on requiring anyone to acquire, possess, store, or administer epinephrine devices does not apply to the education law requirement being made mandatory here.

All detailed operational requirements from the original bill were removed: minimum training content standards, requirement for two devices in separate secure locations, trained personnel on premises during all operating hours, parent/guardian notification at start of school year, requirement to call 911 after administration, and explicit liability protection language.

The amended bill removes all definitions (anaphylaxis, trained personnel) and instead references 'any student or staff having anaphylactic symptoms whether or not there is a previous history of severe allergic reaction,' broadening coverage to staff as well as students and removing the prior-history limitation.