Permits certain schools to provide hemostatic agents for use during emergencies

This bill (A 5509) allows public school districts, charter schools, and non-public elementary/secondary schools in New York to keep topical hemostatic agents (products that stop severe bleeding) on-site for emergency use. It directly affects schools and their staff, who may administer these agents during bleeding emergencies involving students or employees. The bill requires schools to maintain adequate quantities based on health commissioner guidance and mandates that schools providing these agents also give teachers approved health materials about their use. It does not change existing policies for epinephrine auto-injectors but adds a specific requirement for hemostatic agent training materials. The bill is pending in the Education Committee as of February 14, 2025.