| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Feb 05, 2020 | print number 7425a |
| Feb 05, 2020 | amend and recommit to education |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to education |
| May 02, 2019 | referred to education |
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Co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Patrick Burke
Donna Lupardo
Felix Ortiz
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Carmen De La Rosa
A7425 - Details
A7425 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7425
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the
Committee 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
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.
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Co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Patrick Burke
Donna Lupardo
Felix Ortiz
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Carmen De La Rosa
A7425A (ACTIVE) - Details
A7425A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7425--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, JAFFEE, BURKE, LUPARDO, ORTIZ, CRUZ,
D'URSO, REYES, FERNANDEZ, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, LAVINE, DARLING, WILLIAMS,
JACOBSON, GALEF, ASHBY, MOSLEY, MONTESANO, MIKULIN, BARRON, GLICK,
EPSTEIN, L. ROSENTHAL, BLAKE, DICKENS, DINOWITZ, JEAN-PIERRE, COOK,
TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, DE LA ROSA -- 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, FACULTY AND OTHER
EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, KITCHEN AND CAFETERIA WORKERS,
ON EXTREME HEAT CONDITION DAYS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, EXTREME
HEAT CONDITION DAYS SHALL BE DEFINED AS DAYS WHEN THE OCCUPIABLE EDUCA-
TIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES SPACES ARE FOUND TO BE EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES OR
GREATER FAHRENHEIT. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, SUPPORT SERVICES
SPACES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, KITCHEN AREAS USED IN THE
PREPARATION OF FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION BY STUDENTS. 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. EDUCA-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06211-03-9