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NY A11355
Bill
Status
9/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Christine Pellegrino
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AI Summary
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Establishes mandatory temperature range of 65-88 degrees Fahrenheit for all occupiable educational spaces in common, union free, charter, parochial, central, and central high schools, as well as city school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.
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Prohibits students and staff from occupying any educational space that falls outside the required temperature range until conditions are corrected.
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Specifies that room temperature must be measured at a shaded location three feet above the floor near the center of the room.
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Takes effect 30 days after becoming law, with agencies authorized to adopt necessary rules and regulations for implementation immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires school buildings and indoor facilities maintain a temperature of at least sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit and no greater than eighty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
Last Action
referred to education
9/19/2018