Assembly Bill A5715A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires colleges to provide written notification to students whether college-owned housing is equipped with sprinkler systems

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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-A5715 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4180
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6438, Ed L

2013-A5715 - Summary

Requires colleges to provide written notification to students whether college-owned housing is equipped with sprinkler systems.

2013-A5715 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5715

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, CAHILL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring colleges  to
  notify  students  whether  dormitories  are  equipped  with  sprinkler
  systems

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

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438
to read as follows:
  S 6438. NOTIFICATION OF SPRINKLER  SYSTEMS  IN  ALL  COLLEGE  HOUSING.
EACH  COLLEGE SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO STUDENTS RESIDING IN
COLLEGE-OWNED HOUSING WITH REGARD TO WHETHER THE HOUSING IS  OR  IS  NOT
EQUIPPED  WITH  A  SPRINKLER  SYSTEM.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
"SPRINKLER SYSTEM" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY-FIVE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08455-03-3

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2013-A5715A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4180
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6438, Ed L

2013-A5715A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges to provide written notification to students whether college-owned housing is equipped with sprinkler systems.

2013-A5715A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5715--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DenDEKKER, CAHILL, KIM, SIMOTAS, MILLER, STIRPE,
  STEVENSON, ESPINAL, SIMANOWITZ, BENEDETTO, O'DONNELL,  BOYLAND,  COOK,
  SKARTADOS, MOSLEY, CRESPO, McDONOUGH, OTIS, MAISEL, GRAF, MALLIOTAKIS,
  GABRYSZAK, HENNESSEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BOREL-
  LI,  BRAUNSTEIN,  BRENNAN, GIBSON, KEARNS, LIFTON, McLAUGHLIN, RIVERA,
  ROZIC, SCHIMEL,  SEPULVEDA,  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG  --  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 requiring colleges  to
  notify  students  whether  dormitories  are  equipped  with  sprinkler
  systems

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

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438
to read as follows:
  S 6438. NOTIFICATION OF FIRE SAFETY  STANDARDS  AND  MEASURES  IN  ALL
COLLEGE-OWNED  OR  COLLEGE-OPERATED HOUSING.  EACH COLLEGE SHALL PROVIDE
WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO  STUDENTS   RESIDING   IN   COLLEGE-OWNED   OR
COLLEGE-OPERATED  HOUSING  WITH  REGARD TO A DESCRIPTION OF SUCH HOUSING
FACILITY'S FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM, INCLUDING WHETHER THE HOUSING  IS  OR  IS
NOT  EQUIPPED WITH A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. EACH COLLEGE SHALL ALSO INDICATE,
WITHIN SUCH WRITTEN NOTIFICATION, HOW TO ACCESS THE CAMPUS  FIRE  SAFETY
REPORT  ON  STUDENT  HOUSING AS REQUIRED UNDER TITLE 20 OF THE U.S. CODE
SECTION 1092(I).  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "SPRINKLER  SYSTEM"
SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE-A OF
THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08455-05-3

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