Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6282
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2011-S6282 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3855
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §409-l, Ed L; amd §206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S777, A1590
2013-2014: A6403
2015-2016: A2347
2017-2018: A5531
2019-2020: A4723
2011-S6282 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the use, purchase and storage of mercury and mercury instruments in schools; provides that mercury instruments may continue to be used if no reasonably acceptable mercury-free alternative is available, so long as the mercury instrument used has the lowest mercury content available; directs the commissioner of health to compile, produce and distribute material advising schools of the hazards of elemental mercury and how to reduce such hazards.
2011-S6282 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6282 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use, purchase and storage of elemental mercury by schools; and to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to compile and distribute materials for schools on the hazards of elemental mercury and actions which may be taken to reduce such hazards PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: The bill establishes requirements for the use, purchase, storage and disposal of mercury and mercury instruments in schools. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill prohibits schools from purchasing, using or storing any quantity of free-flowing mercury or any instrument which contains mercury, including thermometers, barometers, sphygmomanometers and manometers. If there are no reasonably acceptable mercury-free alternatives, schools may use instruments which contain the lowest mercury content readily available. Regulations would be required for schools to dispose of or recycle mercury. The Health Commissioner is required to provide educational materials explaining the hazards of mercury and actions that can be taken to reduce such hazards.
2011-S6282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6282 I N S E N A T E January 19, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- 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 prohibiting the use, purchase and storage of elemental mercury by schools; and to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to compile and distribute materials for schools on the hazards of elemental mercury and actions which may be taken to reduce such hazards 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 409-l to read as follows: S 409-L. ELIMINATION OF THE USE OF ELEMENTAL MERCURY. 1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, NO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THIS STATE SHALL PURCHASE, USE OR STORE ANY QUANTITY OF FREE FLOWING ELEMENTAL MERCURY FOR ANY PURPOSE, NOR PURCHASE, USE OR STORE ANY INSTRUMENT WHICH CONTAINS MERCU- RY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SPHYGMOMA- NOMETERS AND MANOMETERS. 2. IF NO REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE, MERCURY-FREE ALTERNATIVE EXISTS FOR ANY INSTRUMENT PROHIBITED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION MAY USE SUCH TYPE OF INSTRUMENT WHICH CONTAINS THE LOWEST MERCURY CONTENT READILY AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRON- MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THIS STATE TO DISPOSE OF OR RECYCLE ANY QUANTITY OF ELEMENTAL MERCURY AND INSTRUMENTS CONTAINING MERCURY IN A MANNER WHICH IS LEAST HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRON- MENT. S 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows: 29. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COMPILE, PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE TO ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THIS STATE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05268-02-2
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