Senate Bill S1962A

2021-2022 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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2021-S1962 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A248
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:
2019-2020: S8150, A10337
2023-2024: S3285, A1256

2021-S1962 - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to register annually 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

2021-S1962 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1962 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1962
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer 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.
                                                            LBD03681-01-1

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2021-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A248
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:
2019-2020: S8150, A10337
2023-2024: S3285, A1256

2021-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to register annually 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

2021-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1962--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BROOKS, REICHLIN-MELNICK, STEC, THOMAS -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on  Consumer  Protection  --  recommitted to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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 ANNUALLY 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03681-02-2

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