STATE OF NEW YORK
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6399--A
Cal. No. 30
IN SENATE
January 8, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- reported favora-
bly from said committee to third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2015, requiring the consumer
protection division to develop an unsecured furniture, television, and
appliance public awareness campaign, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 4543 and A. 7018, requiring the consumer protection divi-
sion to post on the division website information on the related risks
associated with unsecured furniture, televisions and appliances
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2015, requiring the
2 consumer protection division to develop an unsecured furniture, tele-
3 vision, and appliance public awareness campaign, as proposed in legisla-
4 tive bills numbers S. 4543 and A. 7018, is amended to read as follows:
5 Section 1. The consumer protection division shall develop, establish
6 and implement a public [awareness campaign] outreach program regarding
7 the dangers of unsecured furniture, televisions, and other appliances.
8 The [campaign] program shall include information on the dangers of unse-
9 cured furniture, televisions and appliances including potential injuries
10 and fatalities and prevention methods. Such public [awareness campaign]
11 outreach program shall include brochures, consumer guides, posters, or
12 any combination thereof, and shall be made available to the public by
13 any means deemed appropriate by the division [including, but not limited
14 to,] and may include internet, radio, and print advertising [such as
15 billboards and posters]. The [campaign] program may also identify and
16 recruit individuals to serve as visible, public ambassadors to promote
17 this message. The [campaign] division shall include [an], on its inter-
18 net website, [providing] information on the risks associated with unse-
19 cured furniture, televisions, and appliances and the resources available
20 to prevent related injuries and fatalities. [The campaign] The program
21 shall begin no later than [January] April 1, 2016. The division shall
22 [prepare an] include in its annual report to the governor and the legis-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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