Senate Bill S5549

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the protection of the air quality at day care centers licensed by the state and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law

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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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2021-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5476
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-a, Soc Serv L; add §3-0320, En Con L; add §201-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1103, A2831
2019-2020: S82, S5376, A4635
2023-2024: S2486, A4875

2021-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the protection of the air quality at licensed day care centers and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law; requires the office of children and family services to consult with the commissioners of environmental conservation and health regarding the air quality and environmental hazards that may be involved with any new day care center or head start day care center; requires such office to consult with the department of health if any new environmental or environmental health hazard arises.

2021-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5549
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, the environmental  conservation
   law  and  the  public health law, in relation to the protection of air
   quality for day care centers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that
 it  shall  be the policy of the state of New York to provide every child
 with an environmentally safe and healthy learning environment  in  which
 to  grow, learn and mature into productive and healthy adults. To ensure
 that day care facilities provide this  setting  for  our  children,  the
 legislature finds that standards for day care facilities must be protec-
 tive of children's environmental health and safety. Children are unique-
 ly  vulnerable to and may be severely affected by exposure to chemicals,
 hazardous wastes and other environmental  hazards,  which  affect  their
 learning abilities as well as create chemical-based responses and sensi-
 tivities.  It  is  the  purpose of this legislation to reduce as much as
 possible such exposures for children and day care facility staff.
   § 2. Section 390-a of the social services law  is  amended  by  adding
 three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   6.  (A)  NO  LICENSE  SHALL  BE ISSUED OR RENEWED FOR A CHILD DAY CARE
 CENTER AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS  TITLE,  OR  A
 HEAD  START  DAY  CARE  CENTER FUNDED PURSUANT TO TITLE V OF THE FEDERAL
 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR, AS AMENDED,  IF
 THE  BUILDING  OR  ITS  OUTDOOR  RECREATIONAL  AREA  WOULD  BE ADVERSELY
 IMPACTED DUE TO  ITS  PROXIMITY  TO  EXISTING  AND  KNOWN  ENVIRONMENTAL
 HAZARDS,  INCLUDING  INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, COMBUSTION FACILITIES, INAC-
 TIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES,  HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCE  SITES,  MUNICIPAL  OR
 COMMERCIAL  LANDFILLS,  AND  OTHER  ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS SUCH AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07848-01-1
              

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