New York A 5347: Relates to the New York state veterans cemeteries

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A05347 Summary:

BILL NOA05347A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04541-A

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SPONSORHyndman

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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.

Go to top A05347 Actions:

BILL NOA05347A

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02/13/2025referred to education

03/12/2025amend and recommit to education

03/12/2025print number 5347a

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5347--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education -- 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
 23 conservation law and shall include lead, radon, asbestos, formaldehyde,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09035-03-5

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