Permits certain licensed athletic trainers who are licensed to practice in another state, territory or country to provide athletic training services to athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance in this state.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2643A
SPONSOR: Solages (MS) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to permitting certain
licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York state if they are
licensed to practice in another state, territory or country
PURPOSE:
To allow licensed trainers to practice in the state of New York if they
are licensed in another state.
SUMMARY:
Section 1. Section 8356 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4. Section 2. Sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
When an away team comes to New York state, its staff should have the
ability to carry out their professional duties. There is no law in New
York state explicitly allowing for licensed athletic trainers in other
states to practice here when they are traveling for job-related
purposes. This bill simply codifies the ability of an athletic trainer
to work in New York for the time of a sporting event or performance.
By granting traveling licensed athletic trainers the ability to practice
in the state of New York, we continue to grow and strengthen this
profession nationwide.
RACIAL JUSTICE IMPACT:
TBD.
GENDER JUSTICE IMPACT:
TBD.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2643--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, KAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting certain
licensed athletic trainers to practice in New York state if they are
licensed to practice in another state, territory or country
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 8356 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. (a) Any person who is licensed or title-protected as an athletic
4 trainer, or as an athletic therapist credentialed by a foreign govern-
5 ment and in good standing in another state, territory, or country, and
6 who has a written agreement to provide athletic training services to
7 athletes and team personnel of a United States sports team recognized by
8 the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committees or an out-of-state
9 secondary school, an institution of postsecondary education, a profes-
10 sional or amateur athletic organization sports team, or a performing
11 arts troupe, may provide athletic training services to such athletes and
12 team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or perform-
13 ance at a secondary school, institution of postsecondary education,
14 professional athletic organization, amateur athletic organization, non-
15 profit athletic organization, dance organization, military academy or
16 facility of the United States, fire training program or academy, or
17 police training school or academy in this state, provided such services
18 are provided only to such athletes and team personnel at such discrete
19 sanctioned team sporting event or performance. Any such athletic train-
20 ing services shall be provided only five days before through three days
21 after each such discrete sanctioned team sporting event or traveling
22 performance.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (b) Any person practicing as an athletic trainer in this state pursu-
2 ant to this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and subject
3 matter jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of the
4 board of regents as if such person is a licensee and as if the exemption
5 pursuant to this subdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply
6 with applicable provisions of the rules of the board of regents, and the
7 regulations of the commissioner, relating to professional misconduct,
8 disciplinary proceedings and penalties for professional misconduct.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
10 manner as chapter 733 of the laws of 2023, takes effect. Effective
11 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
12 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
13 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
14 date.
