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NY A00752
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Eachus
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AI Summary
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Requires school districts to include plans for removing students and staff from occupied spaces when temperatures reach 88 degrees Fahrenheit, where practicable
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Amends existing extreme heat policy requirements that mandate schools take action at 82 degrees Fahrenheit to relieve heat-related discomfort
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Heat relief actions include turning off lights, using fans, opening windows and doors, pulling shades, turning off unused electronics, and providing water breaks
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Applies to common, union free, central, central high schools, city school districts, and boards of cooperative educational services
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Removes "extreme heat conditions" from the list of emergency situations requiring evacuation, sheltering, and lock-down procedures in school safety plans
Legislative Description
Requires policies regarding maximum temperatures in school buildings and facilities to include a plan to remove students and staff from occupied spaces where practicable when educational and support services spaces reach eighty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
Last Action
signed chap.25
2/14/2025