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Assembly Bill A6775

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the establishment of lactation rooms in certain public buildings

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2017-A6775 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §144, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9767

2017-A6775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the establishment of lactation rooms in certain public buildings.

2017-A6775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6775
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  requiring  the
   establishment of lactation rooms in certain public buildings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
 144 to read as follows:
   § 144. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING" MEANS A PUBLIC BUILDING OF THE STATE  OF
 NEW YORK AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER THAT IS OPEN TO THE
 PUBLIC AND CONTAINS A PUBLIC RESTROOM; AND
   (B)  "LACTATION  ROOM"  MEANS A HYGIENIC PLACE, OTHER THAN A BATHROOM,
 THAT:
   (1) IS SHIELDED FROM VIEW;
   (2) IS FREE FROM INTRUSION; AND
   (3) CONTAINS A CHAIR, A WORKING SURFACE, AND, IF THE  PUBLIC  BUILDING
 IS OTHERWISE SUPPLIED WITH ELECTRICITY, AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET.
   2.  A  COVERED  PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL CONTAIN A LACTATION ROOM THAT IS
 MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK.
   3. A COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION IF THE PUBLIC BUILDING:
   (A) DOES NOT CONTAIN A LACTATION ROOM FOR EMPLOYEES WHO  WORK  IN  THE
 BUILDING; AND
   (B)  DOES NOT HAVE A ROOM THAT COULD BE REPURPOSED AS A LACTATION ROOM
 OR A SPACE THAT COULD BE MADE PRIVATE, AT A REASONABLE COST; OR
   (C) NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A LACTATION  ROOM  IN
 THE PUBLIC BUILDING AND THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION IS UNFEASIBLE.
   4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE AN INDIVID-
 UAL  TO  ENTER  A  PUBLIC  BUILDING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT OTHERWISE
 AUTHORIZED TO ENTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.

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