Assembly Bill A1765

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires siting, erection, purchase, repair, enlargement and remodeling of healthy and high performance school buildings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1765 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4766
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§408 & 408-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1741
2011-2012: A3757
2015-2016: A948, S3530
2017-2018: A5590
2019-2020: A4724

2013-A1765 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the plans and specifications for the siting, erection, purchase, repair, enlargement or remodeling of school buildings in every school district to be subject to the approval of the commissioner of education for a determination that such plans and specifications are consistent with the standards for "green buildings" and for healthy and high performance schools.

2013-A1765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1765

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, PERRY, BRINDISI -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CAHILL, CLARK, COLTON, HOOPER --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to requiring that the
  siting, erection, purchase,  repair,  enlargement  and  remodeling  of
  school buildings meet the requirements of healthy and high performance
  schools

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 408 of the education law, subdivisions 1 and 2  as
amended  by  chapter  414  of the laws of 1972, the opening paragraph of
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 315 of the laws of 1990, subdivision
3 as amended by section 2 of part A-1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006,
subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 801 of the laws of 1951 and subdivi-
sion 6 as amended by chapter 385 of the laws  of  1994  and  as  further
amended  by  subdivision (d) of section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 408. [Plans] APPROVAL OF PLANS and specifications of  school  build-
ings  [must  be approved by commissioner of education].  1. THE LEGISLA-
TURE HEREBY DECLARES IT TO BE THE POLICY OF THE  STATE  TO  REQUIRE  THE
SITING, CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHY AND HIGH
PERFORMANCE SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THIS STATE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO:
  A.   PROMOTE   BETTER   ENVIRONMENTAL   STANDARDS   FOR   THE  SITING,
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN  THE
STATE;
  B. IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INCREASE GENERATION OF ENERGY THROUGH
RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;
  C. INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE BUILDING MATERI-
ALS, FINISHES AND FURNISHINGS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05711-01-3
              

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