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Assembly Bill A10123

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to notices pertaining to children's non-regulated camp

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2017-A10123 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8095
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §398-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2029, S1140

2017-A10123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notices pertaining to children's non-regulated camp.

2017-A10123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10123
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business  law,  in relation to notices
   pertaining to children's non-regulated camp
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 398-f to read as follows:
   §  398-F. CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, A
 "CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP" SHALL  MEAN  PROPERTY  CONSISTING  OF  A
 TRACT  OF  LAND  AND  ANY TENTS, VEHICLES, BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUCTURES
 THAT MAY BE PERTINENT TO ITS USE, ANY PART OF WHICH MAY BE OCCUPIED ON A
 SCHEDULED BASIS BY PERSONS UNDER SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE  UNDER  GENERAL
 SUPERVISION  FOR THE PURPOSE OF INDOOR OR OUTDOOR ORGANIZED GROUP ACTIV-
 ITIES, INVOLVING PASSIVE AND NONPASSIVE RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES,  WHICH
 IS  NOT  SUBJECT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW.
   2. (A) NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR  ASSOCIATION  SHALL  ENROLL  OR
 ALLOW PARTICIPATION OF A CHILD IN A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP UNLESS
 THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING
 WRITTEN NOTICE ON THE APPLICATION OR ENROLLMENT FORM:
   "THIS CAMP IS NOT REGULATED OR INSPECTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPART-
 MENT  OF  HEALTH  AND  IS  NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 PERMIT. THIS CAMP IS NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  REGU-
 LATIONS,  INCLUDING,  CHECKING  THE STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY PRIOR TO
 HIRING STAFF; MAINTAINING MINIMUM STAFF-TO-CHILD RATIOS; HIRING  MEDICAL
 PERSONNEL;  OR  REPORTING  INJURIES  OR  ILLNESSES  TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH."
   (B) IF A CHILDREN'S  NON-REGULATED  CAMP  MAINTAINS  A  WEBSITE,  THIS
 NOTICE MUST BE PLACED ON THE WEBSITE.
   (C)  ANY  NOTICE REQUIRED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PROMINENTLY AND
 CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED AT THE CAMP FACILITIES IN MINIMUM SIZE TWELVE FONT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14780-02-8

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