Assembly Bill A10653

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to school districts evaluating capital improvement projects for such school district in the state

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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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2021-A10653 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §409-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2254

2021-A10653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school districts evaluating capital improvement projects for such school district in the state for: compliance with the New York state climate leadership and community protection act, upgrading heating, ventilation or air conditioning to be more energy efficient, including, but not limited to upgrading to an active solar heating system; installing solar panels or other sources of alternative energy; improving broadband accessibility and reliability; upgrading technology so that it is more resistant to security risks

2021-A10653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10653
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simon) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school districts eval-
   uating capital improvement projects for such school  district  in  the
   state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of section 409-d of
 the education law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of  the
 laws of 1998, are amended to read as follows:
   (e) establish a process for monitoring all school buildings; [and]
   (f) REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EVALUATE THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR:
   (I)  THE  PRESENCE AND/OR EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES OR OTHER TOXINS
 IMPACTS AND FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  CLIMATE  LEADERSHIP
 AND  COMMUNITY  PROTECTION ACT AND FINAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW;
   (II) UPGRADING HEATING, VENTILATION OR AIR  CONDITIONING  TO  BE  MORE
 ENERGY  EFFICIENT,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO UPGRADING TO AN ACTIVE
 SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM OR GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP  SYSTEM.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  "ACTIVE  SOLAR HEATING" MEANS A HEATING SYSTEM THAT USES
 SOLAR ENERGY TO HEAT A FLUID, EITHER LIQUID OR AIR, AND THEN  USES  SUCH
 SOLAR  HEATED  FLUID TO DIRECTLY HEAT AN INTERIOR SPACE OR STORES IT FOR
 LATER USE;
   (III) INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS OR OTHER SOURCES OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY;
   (IV) IMPROVING BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY AND RELIABILITY;
   (V) UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IT  IS  MORE  RESISTANT  TO  SECURITY
 RISKS;
   (VI)  STRUCTURAL  IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WINDOWS,
 ROOFS, FOUNDATIONS AND WALLS;
   (VII) PURCHASING HYBRID OR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES; AND
   (VIII) UPGRADING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; AND
   (G) provide for waivers of the requirements  of  this  section  and/or
 section  four  hundred nine-e of this article for districts whose school
 building safety inspection procedures in existence on the effective date
 of this section are in substantial compliance with such requirements.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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