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                                   578

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PHEFFER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  requiring  SUNY  and
  CUNY  authorities  to  install  and  retrofit dormitory buildings with
  sprinkler systems

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The board of trustees of the state university of New York,
the board of trustees of the city university of New York and the council
of governing boards for the  independent  colleges  of  New  York  shall
conduct a study concerning the safety of New York state college students
in  dormitories, fraternities, sororities, laboratories, physical educa-
tion facilities, dining facilities, educational  facilities  and  recre-
ational  facilities. This study shall include information including, but
not limited to, the number and percentage of buildings without  adequate
fire  extinguishment  equipment including, but not limited to, sprinkler
systems, fire extinguishers, fire hoses and smoke alarms.  Additionally,
an analysis of the cost of retrofitting existing facilities with  sprin-
kler  systems  must  be provided along with a plan and time schedule for
the completion of such retrofitting. A report containing the information
required by this section shall be submitted  to  the  governor  and  the
legislature not later than December 1, 2011.
  S  2.  Section  355  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. PLAN FOR PROVIDING FIRE SAFETY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTITUTION
OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWELVE,
ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO CAUSE ALL BUILDINGS UNDER THE JURISDICTION
OF  SUCH  INSTITUTION CONTAINING DORMITORY FACILITIES FOR STUDENT USE TO
BE CONSTRUCTED OR RETROFITTED WITH A SYSTEM OF PIPING AND APPURTENANCES,

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

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CONSISTENT WITH 9 NYCRR 606.3(A)(194), DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS SO THAT HEAT  FROM  A  FIRE  WILL
AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE WATER TO BE DISCHARGED OVER SUCH FIRE AREA TO EXTIN-
GUISH  IT  OR  PREVENT  ITS  FURTHER  SPREAD.  ALL RETROFITTING SHALL BE
COMPLETED WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM THE  DATE  ANY  SUCH  PLAN  IS
ADOPTED.
  S  3.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL
ADOPT  RULES  REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTITUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY, ON
OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT  A  PLAN
TO  CAUSE  ALL  BUILDINGS  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF SUCH INSTITUTION
CONTAINING DORMITORY FACILITIES FOR STUDENT USE  TO  BE  CONSTRUCTED  OR
RETROFITTED WITH A SYSTEM OF PIPING AND APPURTENANCES, CONSISTENT WITH 9
NYCRR 606.3(A)(194), DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY
ACCEPTED  STANDARDS  SO  THAT  HEAT FROM A FIRE WILL AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE
WATER TO BE DISCHARGED OVER SUCH FIRE AREA TO EXTINGUISH IT  OR  PREVENT
ITS  FURTHER  SPREAD. ALL RETROFITTING SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN A THREE
YEAR PERIOD FROM THE DATE ANY SUCH PLAN IS ADOPTED.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.