Bill Text: NY A02029 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to notices pertaining to children's non-regulated camp.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-9)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-16 - SIGNED CHAP.103 [A02029 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02029-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2029
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ABINANTI, MORINELLO, HEVESI, BRABENEC, PAULIN,
          SANTABARBARA,  QUART,  MOSLEY,  DILAN,  JEAN-PIERRE,  TAYLOR,   BYRNE,
          STIRPE,  McDONOUGH,  JONES,  RA,  WALSH,  PALMESANO,  M. L. MILLER  --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, FITZPATRICK, GALEF -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
        AN ACT to amend  the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  notices
          pertaining to children's non-regulated camp
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  398-f to read as follows:
     3    § 398-f. Children's non-regulated camp. 1. As used in this section,  a
     4  "children's  non-regulated  camp"  shall  mean  property consisting of a
     5  tract of land and any tents, vehicles,  buildings  or  other  structures
     6  that may be pertinent to its use, any part of which may be occupied on a
     7  scheduled  basis  by  persons  under  sixteen years of age under general
     8  supervision for the purpose of indoor or outdoor organized group  activ-
     9  ities,  involving  passive and nonpassive recreational activities, which
    10  is not subject to the provisions of article  thirteen-B  of  the  public
    11  health law.
    12    2.  (a)  No  person,  firm, corporation or association shall enroll or
    13  allow participation of a child in a children's non-regulated camp unless
    14  the parent or guardian of the child has been provided with the following
    15  written notice on the application or enrollment form:
    16    "This camp is not regulated or inspected by the New York State Depart-
    17  ment of Health and is not required to  obtain  a  Department  of  Health
    18  permit.  This  camp is not required to follow Department of Health regu-
    19  lations, including, checking the state sex offender  registry  prior  to
    20  hiring  staff; maintaining minimum staff-to-child ratios; hiring medical
    21  personnel; or reporting injuries  or  illnesses  to  the  Department  of
    22  Health."
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (b)  If  a  children's  non-regulated  camp  maintains a website, this
     2  notice must be placed on the website.
     3    (c)  Any  notice required in this subdivision shall be prominently and
     4  conspicuously posted at the camp facilities in minimum size twelve font.
     5    3. The operator of a children's non-regulated camp shall retain a copy
     6  of each notice required to  be  provided  by  subdivision  two  of  this
     7  section for a period of three years.
     8    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     9  have become a law.