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Assembly Bill A43

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the applicability of noise ordinances on school construction work sites

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2011-A43 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S536
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง408-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A185, S1847

2011-A43 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the education department shall set guidelines relating to noise and work hours on school construction sites.

2011-A43 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   43

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  applicability  of
  noise ordinances on school construction work sites

  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  408-c
to read as follows:
  S  408-C.  GUIDELINES  RELATING  TO  NOISE  AND  WORK  HOURS ON SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION SITES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR  PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION AS IT PERTAINS TO NOISE LEVELS AND HOURS OF
WORK.  GUIDELINES  SHALL  SPECIFY  THAT  RECOMMENDED  HOURS  OF WORK ARE
BETWEEN SEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. AND SEVEN  O'CLOCK  P.M.  SHOULD  WORK  OCCUR
OUTSIDE  THESE  HOURS, RECOMMENDED NOISE LEVELS AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK P.M.
OR BEFORE SEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH  MANDATES  ISSUED
BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OCCURRING DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
  2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ISSUE GUIDELINES PROVIDING FOR THE DISSEM-
INATION OF GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION AS  THEY  PERTAIN
TO  NOISE  AND  HOURS  OF  WORK. DISSEMINATION SHALL INCLUDE PROMINENTLY
POSTING THE  OFFICE  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  FIELDING
COMPLAINTS  REGARDING  NOISE  LEVELS  OR  WORK HOURS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE AND INCLUDING INFORMATION IN THE DEPARTMENT'S NEWSLETTER.
  3. WHILE THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ROUTINELY  MONITORING
ADHERENCE  TO  GUIDELINES,  IT  WILL WORK TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE COMMUNITY
RELATIONS BETWEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  WHEN  DISPUTES
ARISE OVER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00712-01-1

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