S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 8985--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2012
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Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, LAVINE, MONTESANO, RAIA, GRAF,
  SALADINO, COOK,  ROBINSON,  ROBERTS,  MILLMAN,  GABRYSZAK,  HOOPER  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. ARROYO, BOYLAND, CRESPO, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  GIBSON, GOTTFRIED, McENENY, MENG, NOLAN, P. RIVERA, STEVENSON, WEISEN-
  BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law, in relation to amusement device and
  attraction awareness

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

  Section  1. Section 870-o of the labor law, as added by chapter 367 of
the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 870-o. Amusement device and  attraction  awareness.  The  department
shall  develop,  establish and implement, in cooperation with the carni-
val, fair and  amusement  park  safety  advisory  board  established  in
section  eight  hundred  seventy-n of this article, a program to educate
and provide awareness to the public on the risks  of  amusement  devices
and  attractions  to  both  adults and children, and how adults can take
steps to assure their own safety and the safety  of  children  in  their
care. The program established pursuant to this section shall provide and
disseminate  guidelines  for  safety  while  riding  or  using amusement
devices or attractions by adults, adolescents and children. Such program
shall utilize written information provided to the public  [and]  THROUGH
the  posting  of  conspicuous  signs  at  carnivals, fairs and amusement
parks, as required by law or regulation AS WELL AS THROUGH THE  CREATION
OF  A  PUBLICLY  ACCESSIBLE  WEBSITE AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
SEVENTY-P OF THIS ARTICLE, THE ELECTRONIC ADDRESS OF WHICH SHALL ALSO BE
POSTED.
  S 2.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 870-p  to  read
as follows:
  S  870-P. AMUSEMENT DEVICE AND ATTRACTION SAFETY AND INSPECTION AWARE-
NESS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT, IN  COOPER-
ATION  WITH  THE CARNIVAL, FAIR AND AMUSEMENT PARK SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD

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

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ESTABLISHED IN SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-N  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  A
PUBLICLY  ACCESSIBLE  WEBSITE  TO PROVIDE AWARENESS TO THE PUBLIC OF THE
LICENSING AND SAFETY HISTORY OF ANY AMUSEMENT  DEVICES  AND  ATTRACTIONS
LICENSED IN THE STATE. SAID WEBSITE SHALL CONTAIN THE DATE OF ANY SAFETY
INSPECTIONS,  THE  DATE OF SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN AMUSEMENT
DEVICE, DETAILED CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROVAL OF SAID  APPLI-
CATION,  A  SUMMARY OR THE FULL TEXT OF THE VISITING INSPECTOR'S REPORT,
ANY ISSUED FINES OR VIOLATIONS FOR AN  AMUSEMENT  DEVICE  OR  ATTRACTION
OPERATOR  AFTER A PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ITS USE BY THE PUBLIC, DATE
AND PROOF OF PAYMENT OR REDRESS OF ANY FINES OR VIOLATIONS, A HISTORY OF
ANY REPORTED ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES AS  REPORTED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN
CONNECTION  TO  THE AMUSEMENT DEVICE OR ATTRACTION, AND THE FULL TEXT OF
THE FINDINGS OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED OR ORGANIZED BY THE DEPART-
MENT  IN RELATION TO ANY REPORTED INFRACTION, ACCIDENT OR INJURY.    ANY
SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF ITS
APPROVAL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the two hundred fortieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided, however, that any  rule  or  regu-
lation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effec-
tive date shall be promulgated on or before such date.