Assembly Bill A7524A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the school buildings carbon monoxide 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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2013-A7524 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5158
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2466, S4323

2013-A7524 - Summary

Enacts the school buildings carbon monoxide act requiring the building code to include standards for the installation of operable carbon monoxide detectors in every elementary and secondary school building within the state wherein the use of heating or other equipment poses a substantial risk of exposure to carbon monoxide.

2013-A7524 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7524

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "school
  buildings carbon monoxide act"

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

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17.  STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF OPERABLE CARBON MONOXIDE DETEC-
TORS IN EVERY ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDING WITHIN THE  STATE
WHEREIN  THE  USE OF HEATING OR OTHER EQUIPMENT POSES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK
OF EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE.
  A. SUCH REGULATIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT:  (I)  ANY  CARBON  MONOXIDE
DETECTION EQUIPMENT INSTALLED SHALL BE LISTED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
TESTING  LABORATORY  AS MEETING OR EXCEEDING AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTE/UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (ANSI/UL) STANDARD 2075  OR  ANSI/UL
STANDARD  2034;  AND  (II)  CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTAL-
LATION REQUIREMENTS OF NATIONAL  FIRE  PROTECTION  ASSOCIATION  STANDARD
720, 2012 EDITION.
  B.  FOR  ANY SCHOOL BUILDING FOR WHICH A PERMIT FOR NEW OCCUPANCY OR A
PERMIT FOR RENOVATION IS ISSUED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
FIFTEEN,  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL  (I) PROHIBIT THE INSTALLATION OF ANY
BATTERY-OPERATED CARBON MONOXIDE  DETECTION  EQUIPMENT  OR  ANY  PLUG-IN
CARBON  MONOXIDE  WARNING  EQUIPMENT  THAT  HAS A BATTERY AS ITS BACK-UP
POWER SOURCE; AND (II) REQUIRE THAT A  SIGNAL  FROM  A  CARBON  MONOXIDE
DETECTOR  SHALL  BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED TO AN APPROVED SUPERVISING
STATION OR CONSTANTLY ATTENDED ON-SITE LOCATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10514-01-3

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2013-A7524A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5158
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2466, S4323

2013-A7524A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the school buildings carbon monoxide act requiring the building code to include standards for the installation of operable carbon monoxide detectors in every elementary and secondary school building within the state wherein the use of heating or other equipment poses a substantial risk of exposure to carbon monoxide.

2013-A7524A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7524--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRINDISI, SEPULVEDA, KEARNS, GRAF -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. JACOBS, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Commit-
  tee  on  Governmental  Operations  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 executive law, in relation to enacting the "school
  buildings carbon monoxide act"

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

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17.  STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF OPERABLE CARBON MONOXIDE DETEC-
TORS IN EVERY ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDING WITHIN THE  STATE
WHEREIN  THE  USE OF HEATING OR OTHER EQUIPMENT POSES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK
OF EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE.
  A. SUCH REGULATIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT:  (I)  ANY  CARBON  MONOXIDE
DETECTION EQUIPMENT INSTALLED SHALL BE LISTED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
TESTING  LABORATORY  AS MEETING OR EXCEEDING AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTE/UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (ANSI/UL) STANDARD 2075  OR  ANSI/UL
STANDARD  2034;  AND  (II)  CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTAL-
LATION REQUIREMENTS OF NATIONAL  FIRE  PROTECTION  ASSOCIATION  STANDARD
720, 2012 EDITION.
  B.  FOR  ANY SCHOOL BUILDING FOR WHICH A PERMIT FOR NEW OCCUPANCY OR A
PERMIT FOR RENOVATION IS ISSUED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
SIXTEEN,  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL  (I) PROHIBIT THE INSTALLATION OF ANY
BATTERY-OPERATED CARBON MONOXIDE  DETECTION  EQUIPMENT  OR  ANY  PLUG-IN
CARBON  MONOXIDE  WARNING  EQUIPMENT  THAT  HAS A BATTERY AS ITS BACK-UP
POWER SOURCE; AND (II) REQUIRE THAT A  SIGNAL  FROM  A  CARBON  MONOXIDE
DETECTOR  SHALL  BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED TO AN APPROVED SUPERVISING
STATION OR CONSTANTLY ATTENDED ON-SITE LOCATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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