Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education |
Oct 16, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6067
2015-2016 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
2015-S6067 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2847
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §807-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A8593
2017-2018: S1734
2019-2020: S146
2015-S6067 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6067 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to withhold apportionment and grants from private schools that do not file a recent fire safety report in a timely manner PURPOSE : The bill will provide an enforcement mechanism for the State Education Department in order to ensure that the fire safety report requirement is complied with. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends subdivision 6 of section 807-a of the education law as it relates to withholding of apportionment to any private school which has failed to file a fire safety report in a timely manner or has corrected violations in the report to the satisfaction of the commissioner. Section two of the bill relates to the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Current law requires schools to submit an annual fire safety report which includes an inspection of school buildings by a fire inspector. There is no penalty for schools who fail to submit an annual fire
2015-S6067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6067 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 16, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to withhold apportionment and grants from private schools that do not file a recent fire safety report in a timely manner THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 807-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 165 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 6. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to ascertain annually whether the inspections of school buildings required by this section have been made and the reports of the inspection have been filed in their respective offices. The commissioner shall review the reports of inspection filed pursuant to this section and may make recommendations to the school authorities with respect to any problems relating to school fire safety noted in such reports. The commissioner shall require a re-inspection of school buildings where a report of inspection identi- fied violations that, if uncorrected, would cause the department to deny an annual certificate of occupancy to such school building, and shall require additional re-inspections until it is demonstrated to the satis- faction of the commissioner that said violations have been corrected. The commissioner may inspect or cause to be inspected at any reasonable time for fire prevention and fire protection purposes the school build- ings required to be inspected by this section. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMISSIONER TO WITHHOLD ANY APPORTIONMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE AND ANY GRANT OF MANDATED SERVICES AID TO ANY PRIVATE SCHOOL WHICH HAS FAILED TO FILE AN ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY REPORT BY THE SIXTEENTH OF DECEMBER EACH YEAR, OR WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN SUCH REPORT TO THE SATISFACTION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02968-01-5
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