Senate Bill S8823

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the installation of vaping detectors in certain schools

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee


  • 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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2023-S8823 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2552
Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §21-970, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10460
2021-2022: A2403

2023-S8823 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation of vaping detectors in certain schools.

2023-S8823 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8823 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8823
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring the installation of vaping detectors in  certain
   schools
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 21-970 to read as follows:
   §  21-970  VAPING  DETECTORS. A. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "VAPING" SHALL MEAN THE ACT OF INHALING AND EXHALING  THE  AEROSOL,
 OFTEN REFERRED TO AS VAPOR, WHICH IS PRODUCED BY AN E-CIGARETTE OR SIMI-
 LAR DEVICE.
   2.  "VAPING  DETECTOR"  SHALL MEAN A DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETECTING VAPOR
 FROM VAPING DEVICES AND WHICH ALERTS PEOPLE TO  THE  PRESENCE  OF  VAPOR
 FROM VAPING DEVICES.
   B.  ALL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK WHICH HAVE ONE THOUSAND OR
 MORE STUDENTS ENROLLED SHALL INSTALL AND MONITOR VAPING DETECTORS WITHIN
 THE SCHOOL. VAPING DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ALL STUDENT BATHROOMS
 AND COMMON AREAS IN SUCH SCHOOLS.
   C. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SET DISCIPLINARY MEASURES FOR STUDENTS  CAUGHT
 VAPING,  BY  MEANS  OF  A  VAPING DETECTOR OR ANY OTHER MEANS, OR CAUGHT
 TAMPERING WITH A VAPING DETECTOR. SUCH DISCIPLINARY MEASURES  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION FROM ANY SCHOOL.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD06401-01-3



              

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