Bill Text: NY A05450 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides for radon testing in public and private schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-08 - print number 5450a [A05450 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A05450-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5450--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, GOTTFRIED, LIFTON, LUPARDO -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, GLICK, PERRY, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to radon testing in schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-l 2 to read as follows: 3 § 409-l. Radon testing in schools. 1. The provisions of this section 4 shall apply to all public and private schools and educational insti- 5 tutions within the state, serving students at any level from kindergar- 6 ten through twelfth grade. 7 2. Every school or institution set forth in subdivision one of this 8 section shall conduct radon tests, monitor activities and remediation in 9 the manner and with the frequency provided by rules and regulations 10 promulgated by the commissioner. 11 3. Every school or institution set forth in subdivision one of this 12 section shall make available, in a location easily accessible to the 13 public during administrative hours, the following information: 14 (a) results of any tests, monitoring activities, remediation or 15 studies performed, or recommendations with respect to radon; and 16 (b) records of all actions taken or authorized by the school offi- 17 cials, school employees or school district. 18 4. (a) Copies of the information required by subdivision three of this 19 section relating to radon shall be made available at a reasonable charge 20 and such data may also be available in electronic form if access is 21 easily available and instructions are provided. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06486-03-6
