Assembly Bill A8549

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring schools to conduct annual lead testing

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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-A8549 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 17 Chap 9 Subchap 3 §§17-930 - 17-932, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3694
2023-2024: A945

2019-A8549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires schools to conduct annual lead testing on pipes and paint in all schools in New York city that provide schooling for children ages six and under and to remediate any presence of lead immediately if detected.

2019-A8549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8549
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  requiring annual lead inspections in schools which house
   children ages six and under

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Chapter  9  of title 17 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York is amended by adding a new  subchapter  3  to  read  as
 follows:
                               SUBCHAPTER 3
               INSPECTION AND REMEDIATION OF LEAD IN SCHOOLS
 SECTION 17-930 DEFINITIONS.
         17-931 INSPECTION AND REMEDIATION OF LEAD-BASED PAINT.
         17-932 NOTICE REQUIRED.
   §  17-930  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "REMEDIATE"  OR  "REMEDIATION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  SET  OF  MEASURES
 DESIGNED  TO  PERMANENTLY  ELIMINATE  THE PRESENCE OF LEAD OR LEAD-BASED
 PAINT.
   2. "PRESENCE OF LEAD" SHALL MEAN ANY LEVEL  OF  LEAD  FOUND  IN  PIPES
 ABOVE  ZERO PARTS PER BILLION AND ANY LEVEL OF LEAD FOUND IN PAINT ABOVE
 ZERO MILLIGRAMS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER.
   3. "LEAD-BASED PAINT" SHALL MEAN ANY PAINT OR  OTHER  SIMILAR  SURFACE
 COATING MATERIAL CONTAINING THE PRESENCE OF LEAD.
   §  17-931  INSPECTION  AND  REMEDIATION  OF  LEAD-BASED  PAINT. 1. ALL
 SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDE SCHOOLING TO CHILDREN AGES  SIX  AND  UNDER  SHALL
 PROVIDE  FOR  ANNUAL LEAD TESTING OF ALL PIPES AND PAINT LOCATED IN SUCH
 SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO MONITOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEAD.
   2. (A) IF SUCH INSPECTIONS SHALL DETECT A PRESENCE OF LEAD, THE SCHOOL
 WHERE THE PRESENCE OF LEAD HAS BEEN DETECTED SHALL REMEDIATE SUCH  PRES-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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