NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8699

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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Mar 01, 2024	referred to education

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §926, Ed L

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a yearly inspection of all audiological testing equipment in all schools.

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8699

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a yearly
inspection of all audiological testing equipment

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Requires a yearly inspection of all audiological testing equipment

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the education law by adding a new section 923 which
establishes annual inspection and testing guidelines for audiological
testing equipment.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

N/A

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders, about 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States
are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.
While age is the strongest predictor of hearing loss, many children
experience hearing loss which can have far-reaching implication in
learning and other aspects of childhood development. Small delays in
receptive and expressive communication skills can lead to significant
learning problems and reduced academic achievement. Oftentimes, children
are diagnosed with hearing loss thanks to testing conducted in schools.
However, schools are relying on increasingly aging equipment to examine
children, which if not calibrated properly can be misdiagnosing children
and failing to tackle these problems early in the life of a child. This
legislation would require that audiological testing equipment in schools
be inspected and tested to be operating in accordance with the applica-
ble standards of a manufacturer and any appropriate government agency at
a rate no fewer than once annually.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: A9662-Referred to Education

2021-22: A2565-Referred to Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8699
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  requiring  a  yearly
   inspection of all audiological testing equipment
 
   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 926 to
 read as follows:
   § 926. AUDIOLOGICAL TESTING EQUIPMENT INSPECTION. 1. ALL  AUDIOLOGICAL
 TESTING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED AT INTERVALS NOT EXCEED-
 ING  ONE  YEAR.   INSPECTIONS AND TESTS SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF THE MANUFACTURER  AND  ANY  APPROPRIATE
 GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ANY AUDIOLOGICAL TESTING EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT MEET
 SUCH  APPLICABLE STANDARDS SHALL BE EXCHANGED FOR NEW AUDIOLOGICAL TEST-
 ING EQUIPMENT.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "AUDIOLOGICAL TESTING  EQUIPMENT"
 SHALL  MEAN  ANY  EQUIPMENT  OR DEVICE USED DURING A HEARING EXAMINATION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01662-03-4

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Cordell Cleare

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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