NY State Senate Bill 2013-S5489A

Senate Bill S5489A

Signed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires a study concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors in schools

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2013	signed chap.543
Dec 06, 2013	delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2013	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.358 substituted for a7433a referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1455 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 07, 2013	print number 5489a
Jun 07, 2013	amend (t) and recommit to education
May 16, 2013	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 18, 2013 - Floor Vote
  S5489A
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2013
      
      aye (60)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (2)
      
      Ball
      
      Marchione
      
      excused (1)
      
      Sampson
  Jun 18, 2013 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5489A
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2013
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Perkins

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2013-S5489 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7433
Law Section:: Education

2013-S5489 - Summary

Requires a study by SED concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors in schools across the state; possible funding options.

2013-S5489 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5489

TITLE OF BILL:  An act directing the state education department to
conduct a study concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon
monoxide detectors in schools

PURPOSE: To protect the health and safety of elementary and secondary
school students by requiring a study on the cost of installation of
carbon monoxide detectors in all public and private school buildings
used for k-12 instruction in New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Requires the State Education Department to conduct a study
on the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in every public and
private elementary and secondary school in New York State no later
than July 31 of 2014.

The manufacturing, design and installation standards for this section
shall be what have been established by the State Fire Prevention and
Building Code Council.

EXISTING LAW:  Since 2010, one and two-family homes, and apartments in
multiple dwellings such as condominiums are required to be equipped
with carbon monoxide detectors, school buildings are not currently
subject to any such requirement.

JUSTIFICATION:  Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas
which can cause nausea, headaches and dizziness, if it is allowed to
build up in enclosed spaces, it can be deadly. Carbon monoxide
detectors represent an inexpensive and effective way to protect
against carbon monoxide poisoning, especially in all children, who
unlike adults, have higher respiratory rates until they reach
adulthood.

Currently, school buildings first occupied on or after January 31,
2007 have to be so equipped with CO detectors when they opened.
However, New York State has over 6,400 school building constructed
prior to 2007. These schools house over 3 million school-age children
daily during every academic school year. All these schools operate on
fossil fuels which produce CO as a byproduct of combustion.

Every year, some 500 American die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
and over 15,000 have to be treated for CO poisoning. More needs to be
done to protect children from such exposure while in school.

As with smoke detectors/fire alarms many years ago, carbon monoxide
detectors have earned the respect of the fire service as a valuable
tool in the saving of lives. Everyone recognizes that carbon monoxide
kills if not responded to immediately. The most serious quality of CO2
is that, unlike smoke, it is virtually undetectable, even when someone
is awake and alert.

The Legislature recently recognized the value of these devices by
requiring their installation in one and two-family homes and
apartments in multiple dwellings. However, carbon monoxide detectors
are not currently required in school buildings. This bill calls on the


State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council to establish criteria
for carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in every elementary and
secondary school building in New York State where heating equipment or
other factors pose a substantial risk of exposure to carbon monoxide.

The study and required recommendations from SED on the installation of
CO detectors will help to ensure that the buildings our students
attend are made safer without imposing any burdensome costs on school
districts.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

2013-S5489 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5489

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT directing the state  education  department  to  conduct  a  study
  concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors
  in schools

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

  Section 1. The state education department shall  conduct  a  study  to
examine,  evaluate  and  make  recommendations  concerning  the  cost of
installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors in every elementary  and
secondary  school building within the state. Such carbon monoxide detec-
tors shall meet  the  manufacture,  design  and  installation  standards
established  by  the New York state uniform fire prevention and building
code council pursuant to section  three  hundred  seventy-eight  of  the
executive  law. The department may study the cost of installing combina-
tion smoke and carbon monoxide detectors where such detector  meets  the
manufacture,  design  and  installation standards established by the New
York state uniform fire prevention and building code council pursuant to
section three hundred seventy-eight of the executive law. The department
shall also provide recommendations on optional methods  of  funding  the
installation of hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors in every elementary
and secondary school building within the state.
  S  2. The state education department shall report the findings of such
study to the governor and the legislature, on or before July 31, 2014.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10984-01-3

2013-S5489A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7433
Law Section:: Education

2013-S5489A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a study by SED concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors in schools across the state; possible funding options.

2013-S5489A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5489A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act directing the state education department to
conduct a study concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon
monoxide detectors in each instructional school facility in public
school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

PURPOSE: To protect the health and safety of elementary and secondary
school students by requiring a study on the cost of installation of
carbon monoxide detectors in all public school buildings used for k-12
instruction in New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Requires the State Education Department to conduct a study on
the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in every public elementary
and secondary school in New York State no later than July 31 of 2014.

The manufacturing, design and installation standards for this section
shall be what have been established by the State Fire Prevention and
Building Code Council.

EXISTING LAW: Since 2010, one and two-family homes, and apartments in
multiple dwellings such as condominiums are required to be equipped with
carbon monoxide detectors, school buildings are not currently subject to
any such requirement.

JUSTIFICATION: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas which
can cause nausea, headaches and dizziness, if it is allowed to build up
in enclosed spaces, it can be deadly. Carbon monoxide detectors repre-
sent an inexpensive and effective way to protect against carbon monoxide
poisoning, especially in all children, who unlike adults, have higher
respiratory rates until they reach adulthood.

Currently, school buildings first occupied on or after January 31, 2007
have to be so equipped with CO detectors when they opened.  However, New
York State has over 4,200 public school buildings constructed prior to
2007. These schools house over 3 million school-age children daily
during every academic school year. All these schools operate on fossil
fuels which produce CO as a byproduct of combustion.

Every year, some 500 Americans die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
and over 15,000 have to be treated for CO poisoning. More needs to be
done to protect children from such exposure while in school.

As with smoke detectors/fire alarms many years ago, carbon monoxide
detectors have earned the respect of the fire service as a valuable tool
in the saving of lives. Everyone recognizes that carbon monoxide kills
if not responded to immediately. The most serious quality of CO is that,
unlike smoke, it is virtually undetectable, even when someone is awake
and alert.

The Legislature recently recognized the value of these devices by
requiring their installation in one and two-family homes and apartments
in multiple dwellings. However, carbon monoxide detectors are not
currently required in school buildings. This bill calls on the State
Fire Prevention and Building Code Council to establish criteria for
carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in every elementary and
secondary school building in New York State where heating equipment or
other factors pose a substantial risk of exposure to carbon monoxide.

The study and required recommendations from SED on the installation of
CO detectors will help to ensure that the buildings our students attend
are made safer without imposing any burdensome costs on school
districts.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

2013-S5489A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5489--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  directing  the  state  education  department to conduct a study
  concerning the cost of installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors
  in each instructional school facility in public school  districts  and
  boards of cooperative educational services

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

  Section 1. The state education department shall  conduct  a  study  to
examine,  evaluate  and  make  recommendations  concerning  the  cost of
installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors  in  each  instructional
school  facility  in  public  school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services within the state. Such  carbon  monoxide  detectors
shall  meet  the  manufacture,  design and installation standards estab-
lished by the New York state uniform fire prevention and  building  code
council  pursuant  to section 378 of the executive law. The state educa-
tion department may study the cost of installing combination  smoke  and
carbon  monoxide  detectors  where  such detector meets the manufacture,
design and installation standards established  by  the  New  York  state
uniform  fire  prevention  and building code council pursuant to section
378 of the executive law. The  state  education  department  shall  also
provide  recommendations on optional methods of funding the installation
of hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors  in  each  instructional  school
facility  in  public  school  districts and boards of cooperative educa-
tional services within the state.
  S 2. The state education department shall report the findings of  such
study to the governor and the legislature, on or before July 31, 2014.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10984-05-3

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