New York S 4541: Directs the president of the state civil service commission to publish reports annually relating to diversity within state government

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S04541 Summary:

BILL NOS04541A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05347-A

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 25 Title 4-A §§2576 - 2576-e, amd §3-0301, En Con L; amd §§305 & 3602, Ed L

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Authorizes the department of health to establish an indoor air quality inspection, measurement and evaluation program; defines terms; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS04541A

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

03/11/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

03/11/2025PRINT NUMBER 4541A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4541--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the environmental conservation
 law and the education law, in relation to air quality in schools and
 student health

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 2 new title 4-A to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 4-A
 4 INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND VAPING IN SCHOOLS
 5 Section 2576. Definitions.
 6 2576-a. Indoor air quality inspection, measurement and evalu-
 7 ation program.
 8 2576-b. Vaping detectors.
 9 2576-c. Indoor air quality monitors.
 10 2576-d. Best practices.
 11 2576-e. Rules and regulations.
 12 § 2576. Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms shall
 13 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires other-
 14 wise:
 15 1. "Covered entity" means a facility used for (a) instruction of
 16 elementary or secondary students by any school district, including a
 17 special act school district and a city school district in a city having
 18 a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more,
 19 and (b) pre-kindergarten programs.
 20 2. "Hazardous substances" means any substance listed as a substance
 21 hazardous to the public health, safety or the environment in regulations
 22 promulgated pursuant to article thirty-seven of the environmental

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09035-02-5

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 1 conservation law and shall include lead, radon, asbestos, formaldehyde,
 2 and volatile organic compounds exceeding a specified amount as desig-
 3 nated by the commissioner.
 4 3. "Vaping" means the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, often
 5 referred to as vapor, which is produced by an e-cigarette or similar
 6 device.
 7 4. "Vaping detector" means a device capable of detecting vapor from
 8 vaping devices and which alerts people to the presence of vapor from
 9 vaping devices.
 10 5. "Indoor air quality monitor" refers to equipment that shall contin-
 11 uously measure in real time the indoor air quality in schools using a
 12 series of fixed sensors that are neither handheld nor mobile and able to
 13 measure at a minimum particulate matter levels from 0.3 - 10 micron,
 14 total volatile organic compounds, temperature, humidity and carbon diox-
 15 ide, that has been awarded performance validation by an ISO 17065
 16 accredited certifying body in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory.
 17 § 2576-a. Indoor air quality inspection, measurement and evaluation
 18 program. 1. Within one year of the effective date of this title, the
 19 department may establish an indoor air quality inspection, measurement
 20 and evaluation program.
 21 2. The indoor air quality inspection, measurement and evaluation
 22 program established pursuant to subdivision one of this section may
 23 require the department to:
 24 (a) promulgate regulations for continuous measurement of indoor air
 25 quality, inspections, evaluations, notifications and best practices to
 26 improve indoor air quality in covered entities;
 27 (b) enter into any necessary interage