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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLE-
BRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring SUNY and
CUNY authorities to install and retrofit dormitory buildings with
sprinkler systems
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The board of trustees of the state university of New York,
the board of trustees of the city university of New York and the council
of governing boards for the independent colleges of New York shall
conduct a study concerning the safety of New York state college students
in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, laboratories, physical educa-
tion facilities, dining facilities, educational facilities and recre-
ational facilities. This study shall include information including, but
not limited to, the number and percentage of buildings without adequate
fire extinguishment equipment including, but not limited to, sprinkler
systems, fire extinguishers, fire hoses and smoke alarms. Additionally,
an analysis of the cost of retrofitting existing facilities with sprin-
kler systems must be provided along with a plan and time schedule for
the completion of such retrofitting. A report containing the information
required by this section shall be submitted to the governor and the
legislature not later than December 1, 2021.
§ 2. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
20. PLAN FOR PROVIDING FIRE SAFETY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTITUTION
OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
TWO, ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO CAUSE ALL BUILDINGS UNDER THE JURIS-
DICTION OF SUCH INSTITUTION CONTAINING DORMITORY FACILITIES FOR STUDENT
USE TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR RETROFITTED WITH A SYSTEM OF PIPING AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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APPURTENANCES, DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY
ACCEPTED STANDARDS SO THAT HEAT FROM A FIRE WILL AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE
WATER TO BE DISCHARGED OVER SUCH FIRE AREA TO EXTINGUISH IT OR PREVENT
ITS FURTHER SPREAD. ALL RETROFITTING SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN A THREE
YEAR PERIOD FROM THE DATE ANY SUCH PLAN IS ADOPTED.
§ 3. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
20. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL
ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTITUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY, ON
OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A
PLAN TO CAUSE ALL BUILDINGS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH INSTITUTION
CONTAINING DORMITORY FACILITIES FOR STUDENT USE TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR
RETROFITTED WITH A SYSTEM OF PIPING AND APPURTENANCES, DESIGNED AND
INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS SO THAT HEAT
FROM A FIRE WILL AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE WATER TO BE DISCHARGED OVER SUCH
FIRE AREA TO EXTINGUISH IT OR PREVENT ITS FURTHER SPREAD. ALL RETROFIT-
TING SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM THE DATE ANY
SUCH PLAN IS ADOPTED.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.