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Assembly Bill A6219

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the credentials of construction contractors hired to perform work on certain school facilities

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2021-A6219 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5561
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §408-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7356, S4862

2021-A6219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires construction contractors hired to perform work on certain school buildings and facilities to acquire a transportation worker identification credential card issued by the Transportation Security Administration prior to beginning work on such buildings and facilities.

2021-A6219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6219
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  the  credentials  of
   construction  contractors  hired  to  perform  work  on certain school
   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 408-c
 to read as follows:
   § 408-C. CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES; CONSTRUCTION
 CONTRACTOR CREDENTIALS. ANY  CONSTRUCTION  CONTRACTOR  HIRED  TO  ERECT,
 REPAIR,  ENLARGE  OR REMODEL ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL
 FACILITY SHALL EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS WHO  HAVE  ACQUIRED  A  TRANSPORTATION
 WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL CARD ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SECU-
 RITY  ADMINISTRATION  TO  WORK ON SUCH CONSTRUCTION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  OR
 ENTITY  SEEKING  PERMISSION EITHER THROUGH A BID OR OTHERWISE TO PERFORM
 CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE WORK ON BUILDINGS AND  FACILITIES  OCCU-
 PIED  AT  ANY  POINT  BY  STUDENTS OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL,
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09858-02-1

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