Senate Bill S2604

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the green schools New York act

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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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2015-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3103
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§408 & 408-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7448
2013-2014: S5113, A3676
2017-2018: S1970, S7251, A482
2019-2020: S3783

2015-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the green schools New York act, requiring schools to comply with the criteria established in the department's manual of planning standards - appendix: NY - CHPS High Performance Schools Guidelines.

2015-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2604

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the green
  schools New York act

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "green
schools New York act".
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 408 of the education law, as amended  by
section  2 of part A-1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, is amended and
a new subdivision 3-a is added to read as follows:
  3. The commissioner shall approve the plans and specifications,  here-
tofore or hereafter submitted pursuant to this section, for the erection
or  purchase  of  any  school building or addition thereto or remodeling
thereof on the site or sites selected therefor pursuant to this chapter,
if such plans conform to the requirements and provisions of this chapter
and the regulations of the commissioner adopted pursuant to this chapter
in all other respects; provided,  however,  that  the  commissioner  [of
education]  shall  not approve the plans for the erection or purchase of
any school building  or  addition  thereto  unless  the  site  has  been
selected  with  reasonable  consideration  of the following factors; its
place in  a  comprehensive,  long-term  school  building  program;  area
required  for  outdoor educational activities; educational adaptability,
environment, accessibility; soil conditions; initial and ultimate  cost.
[In  developing  such  plans  and  specifications,  school districts are
encouraged to review the energy conservation and saving  best  practices
available from the department and the New York state energy research and
development authority.]
  3-A.  IN DEVELOPING SUCH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW SCHOOLS OR THE SUBSTANTIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF AN EXISTING  SCHOOL,
SCHOOL  DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT NY - CHPS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06331-01-5
              

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