Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 15, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A2480
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
William Colton
2013-A2480 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A2480 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Adds a list of items, including certain quality air conditioning systems, to the requirements for approval of new, leased or remodeled school buildings with respect to health and safety, including environmental health and safety; requires departments of health and environmental conservation to report to the education department and school districts information on environmental hazards relevant to school buildings.
2013-A2480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2480 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, the environmental conservation law and the public health law, in relation to plans and specifications of school buildings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that it shall be the policy of the state of New York to provide every child with an environmentally safe and healthy learning environment in which to grow, learn and mature into productive and healthy adults. To ensure that schools provide this setting for our children, the legislature finds that standards for school buildings being purchased, remodeled or built must be protective of children's environmental health and safety. Children are uniquely vulnerable to and may be severely affected by exposure to chemicals, hazardous wastes and other environmental hazards, which affect their learning abilities as well as create chemical-based responses and sensitivities. It is the purpose of this legislation to reduce as much as possible such exposures for children and school staff. S 2. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 408 of the education law, subdi- vision 2 as amended by chapter 414 of the laws of 1972 and subdivision 3 as amended by section 2 of part A1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows: 2. The commissioner [of education] shall not approve the plans for the erection, LEASE or purchase of any school building or addition thereto or remodeling thereof unless the same shall provide for THE FOLLOWING WHERE APPLICABLE: heating, ventilation, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED OR UPGRADED TO MEET CURRENTLY ACCEPTED INDUSTRY VENTILATION STANDARDS; PLACEMENT OF AIR INTAKE VENTS SO AS TO MAXIMIZE HEALTHFUL INDOOR AIR QUALITY; DESIGN PRACTICES THAT MINIMIZE INGRESS OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05876-01-3
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