Senate Bill S5470

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the safe operation and maintenance of all elementary and secondary school science laboratories

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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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2015-S5470 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S313
2019-2020: S1107
2021-2022: S39
2023-2024: S550

2015-S5470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the safe operation and maintenance of all elementary and secondary school science laboratories.

2015-S5470 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5470

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the safe operation and
  maintenance of all elementary and secondary school  science  laborato-
  ries

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 19-a to read as follows:
  19-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE PROCEDURES AND  GUIDELINES  BY
WHICH  ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE LABORATORIES SHALL BE
OPERATED AND MAINTAINED TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS  AND
STAFF.  SUCH  PROCEDURES  AND  GUIDELINES  SHALL  INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM,
CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, STORAGE AND  USAGE  OF
SAFETY  EQUIPMENT,  MAINTENANCE, STORAGE AND USAGE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING FOR  SCHOOL  EMPLOY-
EES,  AND  PROCEDURES  TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF AN INJURY OR ACCI-
DENT, AND SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE
SAFETY REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT ANY OR  ALL
ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY  SCHOOLS TO TEMPORARILY OR INDEFINITELY CEASE
USING MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT OR  CONDUCTING  SCIENCE  DEMONSTRATIONS  OR
STUDENT  LABORATORY  EXERCISES THAT THE COMMISSIONER HAS DETERMINED POSE
AN UNDUE RISK OF HARM TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS OR STAFF.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08815-01-5

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