Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 20, 2014 |
print number 6672a |
May 20, 2014 |
amend (t) and recommit to children and families |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to children and families |
Apr 12, 2013 |
referred to children and families |
Assembly Bill A6672A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONALD
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2013-A6672 - Details
2013-A6672 - Summary
Requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings on or after October 1, 2014, to install safer window coverings; requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before October 1, 2014, to meet minimum safety standards established by ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012.
2013-A6672 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6672 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 12, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring safer window coverings in child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-i to read as follows: S 390-I. SAFER WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DEFINITIONS SET FORTH IN ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 SHALL APPLY. 2. ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN, OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER INSTALLING NEW OR REPLACEMENT WINDOW COVERINGS ON OR AFTER OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, SHALL INSTALL WINDOW COVERINGS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 OR ANY SUCCESSOR STANDARD THERETO ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI PROCEDURES. 3. WINDOW COVERINGS IN PLACE BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOUR- TEEN IN ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, OR PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER SHALL: (A) MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A VERSION OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1 THAT WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THAT THE COVERINGS WERE MANUFACTURED, INCLUDING STAN- DARDS FOR: (I) ROMAN SHADES, ROLL-UP SHADES, WOVEN SHADES, AND ALL WINDOW COVERINGS WITH EXPOSED AND UNSECURED CORDS; (II) HORIZONTAL BLINDS, CELLULAR SHADES, AND ALL WINDOW COVERINGS THAT HAVE EXPOSED DRAW CORDS FOR THEIR OPERATION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09905-02-3
2013-A6672A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A6672A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings on or after October 1, 2014, to install safer window coverings; requires child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before October 1, 2014, to meet minimum safety standards established by ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012.
2013-A6672A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6672--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 12, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Chil- dren and Families in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring cord- less window coverings in child day care centers, public institutions for children and certain other facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-j to read as follows: S 390-J. CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DEFINITIONS SET FORTH IN ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 SHALL APPLY. 2. ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN, OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER INSTALLING NEW OR REPLACEMENT WINDOW COVERINGS ON OR AFTER OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, SHALL INSTALL CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 OR ANY SUCCESSOR STANDARD THERETO ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI PROCEDURES. IN WINDOW APPLICATIONS WHERE CORDLESS WINDOW COVERING PRODUCTS ARE EITHER NOT AVAILABLE OR IMPRACTICAL TO OPERATE DUE TO WINDOW SIZE, HEIGHT, OR SHAPE AND DOCUMENTED IN WRITING BY AT LEAST TWO NEW YORK WINDOW COVERING RETAILERS, THEN NON-CORDLESS WINDOW COVERING PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 MAY BE ALLOWED. 3. WINDOW COVERINGS IN PLACE BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOUR- TEEN IN ANY AGENCY BOARDING HOME, GROUP HOME, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, OR PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY NOT INCLUDING A FOSTER HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE CENTER SHALL: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09905-04-4
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