New York S 7733: Relates to the completion of and information contained in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems assessments as part of building condition surveys for purposes of grant eligibility

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S07733 Summary:

BILL NOS07733 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07586

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRADDABBO, JACKSON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3641, Ed L

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Relates to the completion of and information contained in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems assessments as part of building condition surveys for purposes of grant eligibility; requires such assessments to include a report containing specific information and includes qualification requirements for the person completing the report.

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BILL NOS07733 

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05/02/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7733

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 2, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to assessments of heat-
 ing, ventilation and air conditioning systems as part of building
 condition surveys for purposes of grant eligibility

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph b and subparagraph 2 of paragraph c of subdivi-
 2 sion 4 of section 3641 of the education law, paragraph b as amended by
 3 section 27 of part A-1 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006 and subpara-
 4 graph 2 of paragraph c as amended by section 48 of part C of chapter 58
 5 of the laws of 1998, are amended and a new subparagraph 3 is added to
 6 paragraph c to read as follows:
 7 b. Building condition surveys. To be eligible for aid pursuant to
 8 subdivision six-e of section thirty-six hundred two of this article,
 9 building condition surveys shall be conducted by a licensed architect or
 10 licensed professional engineer performing under a state contract entered
 11 into pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision, shall assess the
 12 condition of all major building systems of a school building, and shall
 13 be in the form and contain the information prescribed by the commission-
 14 er. For purposes of this paragraph, "major building systems" shall mean
 15 the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning
 16 systems, and the roof and other major structural elements of a school
 17 building. For the purposes of this paragraph, the assessment of the
 18 "heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems" shall be based upon
 19 a report completed by: (i) a certified testing, adjusting and balancing
 20 (TAB) technician; or (ii) a workforce where at least sixty percent of
 21 the construction workers are graduates of or registered in and attending
 22 a registered apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation under
 23 the supervision of a certified testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB)
 24 technician; or (iii) a person certified to perform ventilation verifica-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11151-01-5

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 1 tion assessments of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
 2 from an organization that has been accredited under ISO/IEC 17024
 3 Personnel Certification standard in ventilation verification assess-
 4 ments. The report assessing the heating, ventilation and air condition-
 5 ing systems shall contain the information outlined in the sample venti-
 6 lation verification test sheets listed in the prerequisite section,
 7 additional guidance, of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration
 8 and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technical Committee 9.7, Educa-
 9 tional Facilities Design Guidance for Educational Facilities: Prioriti-
 10 zation for Advanced Indoor Air Quality, 2023 publication, or its succes-
 11 sor.
 12 (2) The commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into the necessary
 13 contractual agreements with architects and/or engineers and/or entities
 14 employing: (i) certified testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) techni-
 15 cians; or (ii) a workforce where at least sixty percent of the
 16 construction