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A05821 Summary:

A05821 Actions:

A05821 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:05/16/2023AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Steck
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Gray
Aye
Solages
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/24/2023AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Excused
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A05821 Floor Votes:

A05821 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5821--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 23, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. LAVINE, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
          -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
          and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the minimum age
          for lifeguards

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 225 of the public health law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
     3    5-d. The state sanitary code shall:
     4    (a)  require  that  all  lifeguards  employed at children's overnight,
     5  summer day, and travelling summer day camps as defined in section  thir-
     6  teen  hundred  ninety-two of this chapter, meet the following qualifica-
     7  tions:
     8    (i) be at least seventeen years of age, except:
     9    (A) a maximum of fifty percent of the required total number  of  life-
    10  guards  on  duty  may be at least fifteen years of age provided they are
    11  under the supervision of a camp aquatics director as  required  by  part
    12  seven of the state sanitary code; and
    13    (B) lifeguards required for wilderness swimming must be at least eigh-
    14  teen years of age; and
    15    (ii)  meet  lifeguarding, first aid and CPR certification requirements
    16  for minimum lifeguard supervision levels as required in  parts  six  and
    17  seven of the state sanitary code; and
    18    (b)  require  all qualified lifeguards while on duty at the waterfront
    19  to not be engaged in duties or activities which distract them  from  the
    20  direct supervision of the waterfront.
    21    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    22  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    23  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    24  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    25  on or before such effective date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10068-03-3