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Assembly Bill A7955A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities

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2017-A7955 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6351
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-m, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7425, S1626
2021-2022: A8214, S1825
2023-2024: A447, A9011, S3397

2017-A7955 - Summary

Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.

2017-A7955 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7955
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a maximum
   temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities
 
   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 409-m
 to read as follows:
   §  409-M. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES. ALL
 COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLS, CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL  DEVELOP  A  POLICY
 FOR  ENSURING  THE  HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON EXTREME
 HEAT CONDITION DAYS. FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EXTREME  HEAT
 CONDITION  DAYS SHALL BE DEFINED AS DAYS WHEN THE OCCUPIABLE EDUCATIONAL
 SPACES ARE FOUND TO BE NINETY DEGREES FAHRENHEIT  OR  GREATER.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF THIS SECTION, ROOM TEMPERATURE SHALL BE MEASURED AT A SHADED
 LOCATION, THREE FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11353-01-7

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2017-A7955A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6351
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-m, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7425, S1626
2021-2022: A8214, S1825
2023-2024: A447, A9011, S3397

2017-A7955A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.

2017-A7955A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7955--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKOUFIS,  ARROYO, GOTTFRIED, DAVILA, ERRIGO,
   TAYLOR, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. M. L. MILLER  --  read
   once  and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a maximum
   temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities
 
   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 409-m
 to read as follows:
   §  409-M. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES. ALL
 COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLS, CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL  DEVELOP  A  POLICY
 FOR  ENSURING  THE  HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON EXTREME
 HEAT CONDITION DAYS. FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EXTREME  HEAT
 CONDITION  DAYS SHALL BE DEFINED AS DAYS WHEN THE OCCUPIABLE EDUCATIONAL
 AND SUPPORT SERVICES SPACES ARE FOUND TO BE EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES OR GREAT-
 ER FAHRENHEIT. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, ROOM  TEMPERATURE  SHALL
 BE  MEASURED  AT  A SHADED LOCATION, THREE FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR NEAR THE
 CENTER OF THE ROOM. SCHOOLS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION TO  RELIEVE
 HEAT  RELATED  DISCOMFORT  WHEN  THE  OCCUPIED SPACE TEMPERATURE REACHES
 EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT  SERVICES  SPACES
 CANNOT  BE  OCCUPIED  IF  ROOM  TEMPERATURE REACHES EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREES
 FAHRENHEIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11353-04-8

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