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Senate Bill S4442
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2009-S4442 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3641, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S2088
2009-S4442 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires school districts in a city with one million or more to investigate and report on the status of PCB's in school buildings; report to be submitted to the commissioner by January 1, next succeeding the close of the school year in which the inspection was conducted with all buildings being inspected by January 1, 2011.
2009-S4442 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4442 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school districts in a city of one million or more to investigate and report on the status of polychlorinated biphenyls PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require school districts in a city of one million or more to test and submit a report to the commissioner about the status of polychlorinated biphenyls in buildings constructed or renovated prior to 1977. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one amends subdivision 4 of section 3641 of the education law by adding a new paragraph e to require school districts of one million or more to test for the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls and to submit a report to the commissioner on the status of PCBs in schools constructed or renovated prior to 1977. JUSTIFICATION : On April 7, 2008, the New York Daily News reported on the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in hundreds of New York City public schools. Despite requests from parents, teachers, elected officials, and other community members for a comprehensive testing and
2009-S4442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4442 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 requiring school districts in a city of one million or more to investigate and report on the status of polychlorinated biphenyls THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3641 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows: E. SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) IN AND AROUND SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER A REPORT ON THE RESULTS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE IN THE FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE SAMPLING METHODS SHALL MEET THE PROTOCOL FOR SAMPLING CAULK AND SOIL CONTAINED IN THE PROTOCOL FOR ADDRESSING POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE TWO THOUSAND SEVEN. THE REPORT SHALL REFLECT THE RESULTS OF INSPECTIONS OF ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED OR RENOVATED IN A MANNER REQUIRING THE USE OF CAULK BETWEEN NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY AND NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY AND SHALL INCLUDE THE TESTING OF EXPANSION JOINT CAULKING AND DOOR AND WINDOW CAULKING AS WELL AS SOIL IN AND AROUND SCHOOL BUILDINGS. ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A LABORATORY CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. THE STATE SHALL REIM- BURSE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY DOLLARS PER SAMPLE. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER BY THE JANUARY FIRST SUCCEEDING THE CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE LAST INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED, WITH ALL BUILDINGS BEING INSPECTED BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE REPORT PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A TIMELY MANNER ON ITS WEBSITE. THE DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMPTLY POST ON ITS WEBSITE INSPECTION AND TEST RESULTS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL BUILDING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06631-02-9
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