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Assembly Bill A7771

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and certification

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2025-A7771 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §155-a, add §159-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6814

2025-A7771 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and certification; imposes fines for violations.

2025-A7771 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7771
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to fire-resistant materi-
   al applicator training
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 155-a of the executive law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   6.  "FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL" SHALL MEAN CEMENTITIOUS OR FIBROUS MATE-
 RIALS  THAT  ARE  SPRAYED  ONTO  A  SURFACE  TO  PROVIDE  FIRE-RESISTANT
 PROTECTION OF THE SUBSTRATE.
   7.  "FIRE-RESISTANT  MATERIAL APPLICATOR" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
 APPLIES FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  159-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  159-B.  FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL APPLICATORS TRAINING. 1.  THE STATE
 FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL DEVELOP AND  CONDUCT  A  TRAINING  PROGRAM  FOR
 FIRE-RESISTANT  MATERIAL APPLICATORS. THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) MINIMUM COURSES OF STUDY, INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS,
 AND ATTENDANCE AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH TRAINING  PROGRAM;
 AND
   (B)  REQUIREMENTS  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  AND  RECEIVE A CERTIFICATION UPON
 COMPLETION OF SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM.
   2. EVERY FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL APPLICATOR SHALL COMPLETE SUCH TRAIN-
 ING AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATION.
   3. ANY PERSON APPLYING FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL WHO  DOES  NOT  RECEIVE
 THE  TRAINING  AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED  FIFTY  DOLLARS
 FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09527-02-5

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