Assembly Bill A1448

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1448
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school districts eval-
   uating capital improvement projects for such school  district  in  the
   state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of section 409-d of
 the education law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of  the
 laws of 1998, are amended to read as follows:
   (e) establish a process for monitoring all school buildings; [and]
   (f) REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EVALUATE THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR:
   (I)  THE  PRESENCE AND/OR EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES OR OTHER TOXINS
 IMPACTS AND FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  CLIMATE  LEADERSHIP
 AND  COMMUNITY  PROTECTION ACT AND FINAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW;
   (II) UPGRADING HEATING, VENTILATION OR AIR  CONDITIONING  TO  BE  MORE
 ENERGY  EFFICIENT,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO UPGRADING TO AN ACTIVE
 SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM OR GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP  SYSTEM.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  "ACTIVE  SOLAR HEATING" MEANS A HEATING SYSTEM THAT USES
 SOLAR ENERGY TO HEAT A FLUID, EITHER LIQUID OR AIR, AND THEN  USES  SUCH
 SOLAR  HEATED  FLUID TO DIRECTLY HEAT AN INTERIOR SPACE OR STORES IT FOR
 LATER USE;
   (III) INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS OR OTHER SOURCES OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY;
   (IV) IMPROVING BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY AND RELIABILITY;
   (V) UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IT  IS  MORE  RESISTANT  TO  SECURITY
 RISKS;
   (VI)  STRUCTURAL  IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WINDOWS,
 ROOFS, FOUNDATIONS AND WALLS;
   (VII) PURCHASING HYBRID OR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (VIII) UPGRADING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; AND
   (G)  provide  for  waivers  of the requirements of this section and/or
 section four hundred nine-e of this article for districts  whose  school
 building safety inspection procedures in existence on the effective date
 of this section are in substantial compliance with such requirements.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.