Assembly Bill A168B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires cordless window coverings in child day care centers and certain other facilities

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A168 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7627
2013-2014: A812
2015-2016: A405
2017-2018: A320
2021-2022: A2150

2019-A168 - Summary

Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings to install cordless window coverings; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before the effective date of this section to meet safety standards established in ANSI/WCMA A 100.1-2012 or any successor standard.

2019-A168 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    168
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  DINOWITZ,  GUNTHER,  WEPRIN,
   BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, FAHY, D'URSO --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   ARROYO,  COOK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PERRY  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT in relation to establishing  Brendan's  law;  and  to  amend  the
   social   services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  cordless  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. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  "Brendan's
 Law".
   §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-l
 to read as follows:
   § 390-L. CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH BELOW:
   (A)  "BEADED CHAIN" MEANS A SERIES OF SMALL SPHERES, EQUALLY SPACED ON
 A CORD OR CONNECTED BY METAL SHAFTS USED TO RAISE  AND  LOWER  A  WINDOW
 COVERING.
   (B)  "CORD LOOP" MEANS A CURVING OR DOUBLING OF A BEADED CHAIN OR CORD
 TO FORM A CLOSED LOOP.
   (C) "CORDLESS WINDOW COVERING" MEANS:
   (I) A HORIZONTAL BLIND OR CELLULAR SHADE THAT HAS NO DRAW CORD AND THE
 INTERNAL LIFT CORD RUNS IN THE SLATS OF THE HORIZONTAL BLIND SO THAT THE
 CORD IS INCAPABLE OF FORMING A LOOP GREATER THAN 7.25 INCHES;
   (II) A ROMAN SHADE, ROLL-UP BLIND, OR WOVEN SHADE  THAT  HAS  NO  DRAW
 CORD AND THE LIFT CORD IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED SO THAT IT IS NOT ACCESSI-
 BLE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00521-01-9

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2019-A168A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7627
2013-2014: A812
2015-2016: A405
2017-2018: A320
2021-2022: A2150

2019-A168A - Summary

Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings to install cordless window coverings; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before the effective date of this section to meet safety standards established in ANSI/WCMA A 100.1-2012 or any successor standard.

2019-A168A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  168--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  DINOWITZ,  GUNTHER,  WEPRIN,
   BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, FAHY, D'URSO --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   ARROYO,  COOK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PERRY  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children  and  Families  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing  Brendan's  law;  and  to  amend  the
   social   services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  cordless  window
   coverings in child day care centers and certain other facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as "Brendan's
 Law".
   § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  390-l
 to read as follows:
   §  390-L.  CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH BELOW:
   (A) "BEADED CHAIN" MEANS A SERIES OF SMALL SPHERES, EQUALLY SPACED  ON
 A  CORD  OR  CONNECTED  BY METAL SHAFTS USED TO RAISE AND LOWER A WINDOW
 COVERING.
   (B) "CORD LOOP" MEANS A CURVING OR DOUBLING OF A BEADED CHAIN OR  CORD
 TO FORM A CLOSED LOOP.
   (C) "CORDLESS WINDOW COVERING" MEANS:
   (I) A HORIZONTAL BLIND OR CELLULAR SHADE THAT HAS NO DRAW CORD AND THE
 INTERNAL LIFT CORD RUNS IN THE SLATS OF THE HORIZONTAL BLIND SO THAT THE
 CORD IS INCAPABLE OF FORMING A LOOP GREATER THAN 7.25 INCHES;
   (II)  A  ROMAN  SHADE,  ROLL-UP BLIND, OR WOVEN SHADE THAT HAS NO DRAW
 CORD AND THE LIFT CORD IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED SO THAT IT IS NOT ACCESSI-
 BLE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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multi-Sponsors

2019-A168B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7627
2013-2014: A812
2015-2016: A405
2017-2018: A320
2021-2022: A2150

2019-A168B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings to install cordless window coverings; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before the effective date of this section to meet safety standards established in ANSI/WCMA A 100.1-2012 or any successor standard.

2019-A168B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  168--B
                                                           Cal. No. 6
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  DINOWITZ,  GUNTHER,  WEPRIN,
   BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, FAHY, D'URSO --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   ARROYO,  COOK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PERRY  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children  and  Families  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  establishing  Brendan's law; and to amend the
   social  services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  cordless   window
   coverings in child day care centers and certain other facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  "Brendan's
 Law".
   §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-m
 to read as follows:
   § 390-M. CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH BELOW:
   (A)  "BEADED CHAIN" MEANS A SERIES OF SMALL SPHERES, EQUALLY SPACED ON
 A CORD OR CONNECTED BY METAL SHAFTS USED TO RAISE  AND  LOWER  A  WINDOW
 COVERING.
   (B)  "CORD LOOP" MEANS A CURVING OR DOUBLING OF A BEADED CHAIN OR CORD
 TO FORM A CLOSED LOOP.
   (C) "CORDLESS WINDOW COVERING" MEANS:
   (I) A HORIZONTAL BLIND OR CELLULAR SHADE THAT HAS NO DRAW CORD AND THE
 INTERNAL LIFT CORD RUNS IN THE SLATS OF THE HORIZONTAL BLIND SO THAT THE
 CORD IS INCAPABLE OF FORMING A LOOP GREATER THAN 7.25 INCHES;
   (II) A ROMAN SHADE, ROLL-UP BLIND, OR WOVEN SHADE  THAT  HAS  NO  DRAW
 CORD AND THE LIFT CORD IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED SO THAT IT IS NOT ACCESSI-
 BLE;

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