Senate Bill S1626A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities

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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-S1626 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7425
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-m, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6351, A7955
2021-2022: S1825, A8214
2023-2024: S3397, A447, A9011

2019-S1626 - Summary

Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.

2019-S1626 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1626 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1626
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 establishing a maximum
   temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-m
 to read as follows:
   §  409-M. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES. ALL
 COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLS, CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL  DEVELOP  A  POLICY
 FOR  ENSURING  THE  HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON EXTREME
 HEAT CONDITION DAYS. FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EXTREME  HEAT
 CONDITION  DAYS SHALL BE DEFINED AS DAYS WHEN THE OCCUPIABLE EDUCATIONAL
 AND SUPPORT SERVICES SPACES ARE FOUND TO BE EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES OR GREAT-
 ER FAHRENHEIT. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, ROOM  TEMPERATURE  SHALL
 BE  MEASURED  AT  A SHADED LOCATION, THREE FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR NEAR THE
 CENTER OF THE ROOM. SCHOOLS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION TO  RELIEVE
 HEAT  RELATED  DISCOMFORT  WHEN  THE  OCCUPIED SPACE TEMPERATURE REACHES
 EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT  SERVICES  SPACES
 CANNOT  BE  OCCUPIED  IF  ROOM  TEMPERATURE REACHES EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREES
 FAHRENHEIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06211-01-9

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2019-S1626A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7425
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-m, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6351, A7955
2021-2022: S1825, A8214
2023-2024: S3397, A447, A9011

2019-S1626A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.

2019-S1626A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1626A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1626--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  ADDABBO,  BIAGGI,  CARLUCCI,  GAUGHRAN,
   GOUNARDES, LANZA, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
   printed  to  be  committed  to the Committee on Education -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a maximum
   temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-m
 to read as follows:
   §  409-M. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES. ALL
 COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLS, CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL  DEVELOP  A  POLICY
 FOR  ENSURING  THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF  STUDENTS, FACULTY AND OTHER
 EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, KITCHEN AND CAFETERIA WORKERS,
 ON EXTREME HEAT CONDITION DAYS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, EXTREME
 HEAT CONDITION DAYS SHALL BE DEFINED AS DAYS WHEN THE OCCUPIABLE  EDUCA-
 TIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES SPACES ARE FOUND TO BE EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES OR
 GREATER  FAHRENHEIT.  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, SUPPORT SERVICES
 SPACES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, KITCHEN AREAS USED  IN  THE
 PREPARATION  OF  FOOD  FOR CONSUMPTION BY STUDENTS.   FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 THIS SECTION, ROOM TEMPERATURE SHALL BE MEASURED AT A  SHADED  LOCATION,
 THREE FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE ROOM. SCHOOLS SHALL BE
 REQUIRED  TO  TAKE  ACTION  TO  RELIEVE HEAT RELATED DISCOMFORT WHEN THE
 OCCUPIED SPACE TEMPERATURE REACHES EIGHTY-TWO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EDUCA-
 TIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES SPACES CANNOT BE OCCUPIED  IF  ROOM  TEMPER-
 ATURE REACHES EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06211-02-9

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