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NY A11355

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/19/2018

Primary Sponsor

Christine Pellegrino

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Prohibits students and staff from occupying any educational space that falls outside the required temperature range until conditions are corrected.

  • Specifies that room temperature must be measured at a shaded location three feet above the floor near the center of the room.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Education9/19/2018

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