Bill Text: NY A00168 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings to install cordless window coverings; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before the effective date of this section to meet safety standards established in ANSI/WCMA A 100.1-2012 or any successor standard.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [A00168 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00168-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           168
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  DINOWITZ,  GUNTHER,  WEPRIN,
          BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, FAHY, D'URSO --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
          ARROYO,  COOK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PERRY  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Children and Families
        AN ACT in relation to establishing  Brendan's  law;  and  to  amend  the
          social   services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  cordless  window
          coverings in child day care centers, public institutions for  children
          and certain other facilities
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  "Brendan's
     2  Law".
     3    §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-l
     4  to read as follows:
     5    § 390-l. Cordless window coverings required. 1. For purposes  of  this
     6  section the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
     7    (a)  "Beaded chain" means a series of small spheres, equally spaced on
     8  a cord or connected by metal shafts used to raise  and  lower  a  window
     9  covering.
    10    (b)  "Cord loop" means a curving or doubling of a beaded chain or cord
    11  to form a closed loop.
    12    (c) "Cordless window covering" means:
    13    (i) a horizontal blind or cellular shade that has no draw cord and the
    14  internal lift cord runs in the slats of the horizontal blind so that the
    15  cord is incapable of forming a loop greater than 7.25 inches;
    16    (ii) a Roman shade, roll-up blind, or woven shade  that  has  no  draw
    17  cord and the lift cord is completely enclosed so that it is not accessi-
    18  ble;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (iii)  a vertical blind that has a wand as its operating mechanism and
     2  does not contain any beaded chains, corded pulleys, or other  cord  loop
     3  operating mechanisms; and
     4    (iv) a roller shade that does not contain a cord or beaded chain.
     5    (d) "Draw cord" means any form of rope, strap, or string used to raise
     6  or lower a window covering.
     7    (e)  "Internal  lift  cord"  means a cord that is contained inside the
     8  body and rails of the blind or shade.
     9    (f) "Wand" means a rod used to:
    10    (i) rotate a vertical blind; or
    11    (ii) tilt a horizontal blind.
    12    2. Any agency boarding home, group home, child day care center, public
    13  institution for children, or  any  authorized  agency  not  including  a
    14  foster  home,  family  day  care  center or group family day care center
    15  installing new or replacement window coverings  shall  install  cordless
    16  window  coverings  or window coverings with inaccessible operational and
    17  inner cords.
    18    3. Any agency boarding home, group home, child  day  care  center,  or
    19  public institution for children or any authorized agency not including a
    20  foster home, family day care center or group family day care center that
    21  has  window  coverings  in  place  prior  to  the effective date of this
    22  section, shall meet the requirements of ANSI/WCMA A  100.1-2012  or  any
    23  successor standard thereto, including standards for:
    24    (a)  Roman  shades,  roll-up  shades,  woven  shades,  and  all window
    25  coverings with exposed and unsecured cords;
    26    (b) horizontal blinds, cellular shades, and all window coverings  that
    27  have draw cords for their operation; and
    28    (c)  vertical  blinds  and  other  window covering products with loops
    29  utilized in their operation.
    30    4. If a person fails to comply with the  requirements  of  subdivision
    31  three  of this section, the authorized agency may require replacement of
    32  existing window coverings  with  cordless  window  coverings  or  window
    33  coverings with inaccessible operational and inner cords.
    34    § 3. This act shall take effect twenty-four months after it shall have
    35  become  a  law.    Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    36  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    37  this  act  on  its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
    38  and completed on or before such effective date.