Assembly Bill A10337

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to children's non-regulated camps

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  • 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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2019-A10337 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8150
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A248, S1962
2023-2024: A1256, S3285

2019-A10337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to register with the department of state; imposes civil penalties for violations; requires the department of state to submit a report to the department of health that includes a list of all registered children's non-regulated camps within the state; the location of each children's non-regulated camp

2019-A10337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10337
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  children's
   non-regulated camps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 398-f of the general business  law  is  amended  by
 adding four new subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  ALL CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMPS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
   (B) NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION SHALL OPERATE IN  THIS
 STATE WITHOUT REGISTERING WITH SUCH DEPARTMENT.
   (C) A KNOWING VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL
 PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   5. THE FEE TO REGISTER SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, EXCEPT THAT
 NO  FEE  SHALL BE CHARGED IN THE CASE OF A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP
 OPERATED BY A PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION  FOR  CHARITABLE,
 PHILANTHROPIC OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES.
   6.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  SHALL  SUBMIT  AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT INCLUDES A LIST OF ALL  REGISTERED  CHILDREN'S
 NON-REGULATED  CAMPS  WITHIN  THE STATE; THE LOCATION OF EACH CHILDREN'S
 NON-REGULATED CAMP; HOW MANY CHILDREN ATTEND A CHILDREN'S  NON-REGULATED
 CAMP;  AND  A  LIST  OF  ALL ENTITIES THAT COMMITTED A VIOLATION OF THIS
 SECTION FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR.
   7. NON-REGULATED CAMPS SHALL NOT BE  REQUIRED  TO  REGISTER  WITH  THE
 DEPARTMENT  UNDER  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION OR PAY ANY FEE UNDER
 SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION UNTIL THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE  DEPARTMENT
 HAS  PROMULGATED REGULATIONS AND CREATED ANY FORMS AND NOTICES NECESSARY
 FOR A CAMP TO COMPLY WITH SUCH SUBDIVISIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15568-02-0

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