Assembly Bill A7692A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires safer window coverings in child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities

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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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2017-A7692 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6574
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2836

2017-A7692 - Summary

Requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings on or after October 1, 2018, to install safer window coverings; requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before October 1, 2018, to meet minimum safety standards established by ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012.

2017-A7692 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7692
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring cord-
   less window coverings in child day care centers,  public  institutions
   for children and certain other facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 390-k to read as follows:
   §  390-K. CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, THE DEFINITIONS SET FORTH IN ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 SHALL APPLY.
   2. ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, PUBLIC
 INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN, OR  ANY  AUTHORIZED  AGENCY  NOT  INCLUDING  A
 FOSTER  HOME,  FAMILY  DAY  CARE  CENTER OR GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER
 INSTALLING NEW OR REPLACEMENT  WINDOW  COVERINGS  ON  OR  AFTER  OCTOBER
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, SHALL INSTALL CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS
 THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/WCMA  A100.1-2012  OR  ANY  SUCCESSOR
 STANDARD  THERETO  ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI PROCEDURES. IN WINDOW
 APPLICATIONS WHERE CORDLESS WINDOW  COVERING  PRODUCTS  ARE  EITHER  NOT
 AVAILABLE OR IMPRACTICAL TO OPERATE DUE TO WINDOW SIZE, HEIGHT, OR SHAPE
 AND  DOCUMENTED  IN  WRITING  BY  AT  LEAST TWO NEW YORK WINDOW COVERING
 RETAILERS, THEN NON-CORDLESS WINDOW  COVERING  PRODUCTS  THAT  MEET  THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 MAY BE ALLOWED.
   3. WINDOW COVERINGS IN PLACE BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVEN-
 TEEN  IN ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, OR
 PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A
 FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR  GROUP  FAMILY  DAY  CARE  CENTER
 SHALL:
   (A) MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A VERSION OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 OR ANY
 SUCCESSOR  STANDARD  THERETO ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI PROCEDURES,
 INCLUDING STANDARDS FOR:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A7692A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6574
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2836

2017-A7692A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings on or after October 1, 2018, to install safer window coverings; requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before October 1, 2018, to meet minimum safety standards established by ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012.

2017-A7692A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7692--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Children and Families in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  cord-
   less  window  coverings in child day care centers, public institutions
   for children and certain other facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 390-l to read as follows:
   § 390-L. CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE DEFINITIONS SET FORTH IN ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 SHALL APPLY.
   2. ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, PUBLIC
 INSTITUTION  FOR  CHILDREN,  OR  ANY  AUTHORIZED  AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A
 FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR  GROUP  FAMILY  DAY  CARE  CENTER
 INSTALLING  NEW  OR  REPLACEMENT  WINDOW  COVERINGS  ON OR AFTER OCTOBER
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, SHALL INSTALL  CORDLESS  WINDOW  COVERINGS
 THAT  MEET  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 OR ANY SUCCESSOR
 STANDARD THERETO ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI PROCEDURES.  IN  WINDOW
 APPLICATIONS  WHERE  CORDLESS  WINDOW  COVERING  PRODUCTS ARE EITHER NOT
 AVAILABLE OR IMPRACTICAL TO OPERATE DUE TO WINDOW SIZE, HEIGHT, OR SHAPE
 AND DOCUMENTED IN WRITING BY AT  LEAST  TWO  NEW  YORK  WINDOW  COVERING
 RETAILERS,  THEN  NON-CORDLESS  WINDOW  COVERING  PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 MAY BE ALLOWED.
   3. WINDOW COVERINGS IN PLACE BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  EIGH-
 TEEN  IN ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, OR
 PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A
 FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR  GROUP  FAMILY  DAY  CARE  CENTER
 SHALL:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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