Senate Bill S5753B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires annual radon testing of facilities, department facilities, hospitals, schools, community residences, supervised living facilities and other facilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5753 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5515
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16.11, add §31.39 Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S8039, A10236

2017-S5753 - Summary

Requires annual radon testing of facilities, department facilities, hospitals, schools, community residences, supervised living facilities and other facilities.

2017-S5753 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5753 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5753
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring  annual
   radon testing of schools
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ANNUAL RADON TESTING OF SCHOOLS, AS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ELEVEN  OF SECTION 1.03 OF THIS CHAPTER.  SUCH
 TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A TRAINED AND CERTIFIED, INDEPENDENT ENTI-
 TY.
   (1) WHERE RADON LEVELS EXCEED 4 PCI/L,  CORRECTIVE  ACTIONS  SHALL  BE
 TAKEN  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  BY  TRAINED  AND  CERTIFIED  SPECIALISTS TO
 SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THE RADON LEVEL BELOW 4 PCI/L.
   (2) WHERE RADON LEVELS EXCEED 8  PCI/L,  CORRECTIVE  ACTION  SHALL  BE
 TAKEN  WITHIN  FOURTEEN  DAYS  BY  TRAINED  AND CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS TO
 SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THE RADON LEVEL BELOW 4 PCI/L.
   (3) EACH SCHOOL MUST POST THEIR ANNUAL TEST  RESULTS  ONLINE.  RESULTS
 SHALL BE POSTED PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING ANY ACTIONS TAKEN TO REDUCE RADON
 ARE  COMPLETED.  IF  NO  CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY, PROOF OF SUCH
 SHALL BE POSTED.
   (4) A  COMPREHENSIVE  REPORT  INCLUDING  THE  TEST  RESULTS  FROM  ALL
 SCHOOLS,  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF SECTION 1.03 OF THIS CHAP-
 TER, SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE,  AND  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH OF
 JANUARY EACH YEAR AND SHALL BE POSTED ONLINE BY THE SAME DATE.
   § 2. Within 120 days of the effective date of this act,  all  schools,
 as  defined in subdivision 11 of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law,
 shall have had their first annual radon test completed.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-S5753A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5515
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16.11, add §31.39 Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S8039, A10236

2017-S5753A - Summary

Requires annual radon testing of facilities, department facilities, hospitals, schools, community residences, supervised living facilities and other facilities.

2017-S5753A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5753A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5753--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring annual
   radon  testing  of  facilities,  department   facilities,   hospitals,
   schools,  community residences, supervised living facilities, support-
   ive living facilities and residential care centers for adults
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  16.11  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ANNUAL RADON TESTING OF EACH FACIL-
 ITY, DEPARTMENT FACILITY, HOSPITAL, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY RESIDENCE,  SUPER-
 VISED  LIVING  FACILITY, SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITY AND RESIDENTIAL CARE
 CENTER FOR ADULTS.  SUCH TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED  BY  A  TRAINED  AND
 CERTIFIED, INDEPENDENT ENTITY.
   (1)  WHERE  RADON  LEVELS  EXCEED 4 PCI/L, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS SHALL BE
 TAKEN WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  BY  TRAINED  AND  CERTIFIED  SPECIALISTS  TO
 SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THE RADON LEVEL BELOW 4 PCI/L.
   (2)  WHERE  RADON  LEVELS  EXCEED  8 PCI/L, CORRECTIVE ACTION SHALL BE
 TAKEN WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS  BY  TRAINED  AND  CERTIFIED  SPECIALISTS  TO
 SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THE RADON LEVEL BELOW 4 PCI/L.
   (3)  EACH  FACILITY,  DEPARTMENT FACILITY, HOSPITAL, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY
 RESIDENCE, SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITY, SUPPORTIVE  LIVING  FACILITY  AND
 RESIDENTIAL  CARE CENTER FOR ADULTS SHALL POST THEIR ANNUAL TEST RESULTS
 ONLINE. RESULTS SHALL BE POSTED PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING ANY ACTIONS TAKEN
 TO REDUCE RADON ARE COMPLETED. IF NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS  ARE  NECESSARY,
 PROOF OF SUCH SHALL BE POSTED.
   (4) A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT INCLUDING THE TEST RESULTS FROM ALL FACILI-
 TIES,  DEPARTMENT  FACILITIES, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY RESIDENCES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-S5753B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5515
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16.11, add §31.39 Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S8039, A10236

2017-S5753B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires annual radon testing of facilities, department facilities, hospitals, schools, community residences, supervised living facilities and other facilities.

2017-S5753B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5753B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5753--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LANZA, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, BAILEY, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN,
   LATIMER, LITTLE, RITCHIE, SAVINO -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and
   Developmental  Disabilities  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring  annual
   radon   testing   of  facilities,  department  facilities,  hospitals,
   schools, community residences, supervised living facilities,  support-
   ive living facilities and residential care centers for adults
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ANNUAL RADON TESTING OF EACH FACIL-
 ITY,  DEPARTMENT FACILITY, HOSPITAL, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY RESIDENCE, SUPER-
 VISED LIVING FACILITY, SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITY AND  RESIDENTIAL  CARE
 CENTER  FOR  ADULTS.    SUCH TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A TRAINED AND
 CERTIFIED, INDEPENDENT ENTITY.
   (1) WHERE RADON LEVELS EXCEED 4 PCI/L,  CORRECTIVE  ACTIONS  SHALL  BE
 TAKEN  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  BY  TRAINED  AND  CERTIFIED  SPECIALISTS TO
 SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THE RADON LEVEL BELOW 4 PCI/L.
   (2) WHERE RADON LEVELS EXCEED 8  PCI/L,  CORRECTIVE  ACTION  SHALL  BE
 TAKEN  WITHIN  FOURTEEN  DAYS  BY  TRAINED  AND CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS TO
 SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THE RADON LEVEL BELOW 4 PCI/L.
   (3) EACH FACILITY, DEPARTMENT FACILITY,  HOSPITAL,  SCHOOL,  COMMUNITY
 RESIDENCE,  SUPERVISED  LIVING  FACILITY, SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITY AND
 RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER FOR ADULTS SHALL POST THEIR ANNUAL TEST  RESULTS
 ONLINE. RESULTS SHALL BE POSTED PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING ANY ACTIONS TAKEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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