Assembly Bill A5821

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the minimum age for certain lifeguards

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A5821 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225, Pub Health L

2023-A5821 - Summary

Provides that lifeguards at swimming pools, bathing beaches, and children's camps may be a minimum of fifteen years of age if directly supervised.

2023-A5821 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5821
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the minimum age
   for lifeguards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 225 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
   5-D. THE STATE SANITARY CODE SHALL:
   (A)  REQUIRE ALL SWIMMING POOLS, BATHING BEACHES, AND CHILDREN'S CAMPS
 TO EMPLOY QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
   (I) BE AT LEAST SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, EXCEPT:
   (A) A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED TOTAL NUMBER  OF  LIFE-
 GUARDS  ON  DUTY  MAY BE AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE PROVIDED THEY ARE
 UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN AQUATIC SUPERVISORY STAFF, SUPERVISO-
 RY LIFEGUARD, OR CAMP AQUATICS DIRECTOR AS REQUIRED  BY  PARTS  SIX  AND
 SEVEN OF THE STATE SANITARY CODE; AND
   (B) LIFEGUARDS REQUIRED FOR WILDERNESS SWIMMING MUST BE AT LEAST EIGH-
 TEEN YEARS OF AGE; AND
   (II)  MEET  LIFEGUARDING, FIRST AID AND CPR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 AS REQUIRED IN PARTS SIX AND SEVEN OF THE STATE SANITARY CODE; AND
   (B) REQUIRE ALL QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS WHILE ON DUTY AT  THE  WATERFRONT
 TO  NOT  BE ENGAGED IN DUTIES OR ACTIVITIES WHICH DISTRACT THEM FROM THE
 DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE WATERFRONT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth  day  it  shall  have
 become  a  law.  Effective  immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10068-01-3

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2023-A5821A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225, Pub Health L

2023-A5821A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that lifeguards at swimming pools, bathing beaches, and children's camps may be a minimum of fifteen years of age if directly supervised.

2023-A5821A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5821--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. LAVINE, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the minimum age
   for lifeguards

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 225 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
   5-D. THE STATE SANITARY CODE SHALL:
   (A)  REQUIRE  THAT  ALL  LIFEGUARDS  EMPLOYED AT CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT,
 SUMMER DAY, AND TRAVELLING SUMMER DAY CAMPS AS DEFINED IN SECTION  THIR-
 TEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICA-
 TIONS:
   (I) BE AT LEAST SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, EXCEPT:
   (A) A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED TOTAL NUMBER  OF  LIFE-
 GUARDS  ON  DUTY  MAY BE AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE PROVIDED THEY ARE
 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CAMP AQUATICS DIRECTOR AS  REQUIRED  BY  PART
 SEVEN OF THE STATE SANITARY CODE; AND
   (B) LIFEGUARDS REQUIRED FOR WILDERNESS SWIMMING MUST BE AT LEAST EIGH-
 TEEN YEARS OF AGE; AND
   (II)  MEET  LIFEGUARDING, FIRST AID AND CPR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
 FOR MINIMUM LIFEGUARD SUPERVISION LEVELS AS REQUIRED IN  PARTS  SIX  AND
 SEVEN OF THE STATE SANITARY CODE; AND
   (B)  REQUIRE  ALL QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS WHILE ON DUTY AT THE WATERFRONT
 TO NOT BE ENGAGED IN DUTIES OR ACTIVITIES WHICH DISTRACT THEM  FROM  THE
 DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE WATERFRONT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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