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NY A07425
NY A07425Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.
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Introduced
05/02/2019
05/02/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
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: 1
AI Summary
This bill establishes a maximum temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit in school buildings and indoor facilities, including kitchen and cafeteria areas. It defines "extreme heat condition days" as days when the occupied educational and support spaces reach 82 degrees or higher. The bill requires schools to take action to relieve heat-related discomfort when the temperature reaches 82 degrees, and prohibits the occupation of these spaces if the temperature reaches 88 degrees. The bill specifies that temperature should be measured at a shaded location, three feet above the floor near the center of the room.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (35)
Peter Abbate (D)*,
Carmen De La Rosa (D)*,
Latoya Joyner (D)*,
Jake Ashby (R),
Charles Barron (D),
Michael Blake (D),
Pat Burke (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Marcos Crespo (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Anthony D'Urso (D),
Taylor Darling (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),
Sandy Galef (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Jonathan Jacobson (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Charles Lavine (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
John Mikulin (R),
Michael Miller (D),
Michael Montesano (R),
Walter Mosley (D),
Yuh-Line Niou (D),
Félix Ortiz (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Al Taylor (D),
Jaime Williams (D),
Last Action
print number 7425a (on 02/05/2020)
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