A4832B-2011 Actions

• Jun 5, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
• Jun 5, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jun 5, 2012: passed assembly
• May 24, 2012: advanced to third reading cal.628
• May 22, 2012: reported
• Apr 26, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 26, 2012: print number 4832b
• Jan 26, 2012: amend and recommit to education
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jun 7, 2011: print number 4832a
• Jun 7, 2011: amend and recommit to ways and means
• Apr 12, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Feb 8, 2011: referred to education

A4832B-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 4832--B
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 8, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NOLAN, BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education -- reported and referred to  the  Committee  on
 Ways   and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
 reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
 reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to restricting the  sale,
 lease,  transfer  or authorization of open-air schoolhouse playgrounds
 for certain uses
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Subdivision  5 of section 2556 of the education law, such
 section as renumbered by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended  to
 read as follows:

 5.  It  shall  be  unlawful for a schoolhouse to be constructed in the
 city of New York without an open-air playground attached to or  used  in
 connection  with  the  same.    EXISTING  PLAYGROUNDS SHALL NOT BE SOLD,
 LEASED OR TRANSFERRED, OR PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZED FOR OTHER USES SUCH  AS
 SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, PLACEMENT OR STORAGE OF BUILD
 ING  MATERIALS  FOR SUCH WORK THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE USE OF SUCH PLAY
 GROUND SPACE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES UNLESS A PLAN IS ESTAB
 LISHED  AND  IMPLEMENTED  TO  PROVIDE  SUITABLE  AND  ADEQUATE  PHYSICAL
 ACTIVITIES  OR  SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PHYSICAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS
 OF THE PUPILS OF SUCH BUILDING.   THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION ACTIVITIES THAT
 OCCUR ON OR REQUIRE THE USE OF SUCH PLAYGROUNDS FOR  A  DURATION  OF  NO
 MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
 

S  2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2013; provided however, that
 the commissioner of education is authorized and directed  to  promulgate
 any rules or regulations necessary for the timely implementation of this
 act on or before such date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04439-05-2

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