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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6442--A
                                                                    R. R. 68
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 27, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, CROUCH, BUCHWALD, LALOR, ROBERTS, LUPAR-
          DO,  LUPINACCI,  McDONALD,  LIFTON  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          COOK, HAWLEY, McLAUGHLIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education  in  accordance

          with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee
          on  Rules  --  amended  on the special order of third reading, ordered
          reprinted as amended, retaining its place  on  the  special  order  of
          third reading
 
        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to removing the require-
          ment for annual visual inspections of school buildings; and  providing
          for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 409-d of  the  education  law,  as
     2  added  by  section  1  of  part  B of chapter 56 of the laws of 1998, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    1. Program establishment. The commissioner is authorized and  directed

     5  to establish, develop and monitor a comprehensive public school building
     6  safety  program  which shall include a uniform inspection, safety rating
     7  and monitoring system. Such program shall [require the annual inspection
     8  of all public school buildings throughout New York state;]  establish  a
     9  safety  rating  system  for such school buildings to assess the need for
    10  maintenance, repairs, rehabilitation, reconstruction,  construction  and
    11  other improvements related to the structural integrity and overall safe-
    12  ty  of  public  school  buildings  including but not limited to building
    13  systems related to electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation,  and  air
    14  conditioning,  sanitation  and health, fire and accident protection; and
    15  require that such ratings be used for the purpose of developing a build-
    16  ings condition survey  as  required  pursuant  to  subdivision  four  of

    17  section  thirty-six  hundred  forty-one  of this chapter and a five year
    18  facilities plan as required pursuant to clause (i) of  subparagraph  two
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09539-02-4
        A. 6442--A                          2
 
     1  of  paragraph  b of subdivision six of section thirty-six hundred two of
     2  this chapter.
     3    §  2.  The commissioner of education shall review the effectiveness of
     4  repealing the requirement for the annual inspection of all public school
     5  buildings throughout New York state and make recommendations on  whether
     6  school districts should continue to be exempt from such inspection. Such

     7  report  shall be issued to the governor and the legislature on or before
     8  January 1, 2019.
     9    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided  however,  that
    10  the  provisions  of  section  one of this act shall expire and be deemed
    11  repealed June 30, 2019.