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Assembly Bill A5434

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires N.Y. city school districts to notify parents of bedbug infestations

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2009-A5434 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4472
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง920, Ed L

2009-A5434 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires city school districts having a population of one million or more to notify parents and persons in parental relation of any bedbug infestations found in a school.

2009-A5434 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5434

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GIANARIS, NOLAN, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  ABBATE,  BRENNAN,  CARROZZA,  DIAZ,  ESPAILLAT,  LANCMAN,
  MARKEY,  PHEFFER,  REILLY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  directing  a  city
  school  district having a population of one million or more to provide
  notice of bedbug infestations in public schools

  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 920 to
read as follows:
  S  920. PUBLIC SCHOOLS; INFESTATION OF BEDBUGS (CIMEX LECTULARIUS). 1.
IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVING A POPULATION OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE
INHABITANTS, THE PRINCIPAL OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE IMMEDIATE
NOTIFICATION TO ALL PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION DISCLOSING A
FINDING  RELATING  TO  THE INFESTATION OF BEDBUGS (CIMEX LECTULARIUS) IN
SUCH SCHOOL.
  2. ALONG WITH THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION, THE PRINCIPAL OF SUCH PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE
INFORMATION  REGARDING PROPER PROCEDURES TO PREVENT FURTHER INFESTATIONS
AT THE SCHOOL AND TO PREVENT THE TRANSFER OF BEDBUGS FROM THE SCHOOL  TO
THE  RESIDENCES  OF  STUDENTS.  SUCH INFORMATION MAY BE DEVELOPED BY THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER CITY AGENCIES AND SHALL BE
AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
  3. THE PRINCIPAL SHALL ENSURE  THAT  THE  BEDBUG  INFESTATION  AT  THE
SCHOOL IS PROPERLY ADDRESSED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND SAFE MANNER.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however that any
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this  act
on  its effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or
before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05859-01-9

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