STATE OF NEW YORK
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7018
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT requiring the consumer protection division to develop an unse-
cured furniture, television, and appliance public awareness campaign
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The consumer protection division shall develop, establish
2 and implement a public awareness campaign regarding the dangers of unse-
3 cured furniture, televisions, and other appliances. The campaign shall
4 include information on the dangers of unsecured furniture, televisions
5 and appliances including potential injuries and fatalities and
6 prevention methods. Such public awareness campaign shall be made avail-
7 able to the public by any means deemed appropriate by the division
8 including, but not limited to, internet, radio, and print advertising
9 such as billboards and posters. The campaign may also identify and
10 recruit individuals to serve as visible, public ambassadors to promote
11 this message. The campaign shall include an internet website providing
12 information on the risks associated with unsecured furniture, tele-
13 visions, and appliances and the resources available to prevent related
14 injuries and fatalities. The campaign shall begin no later than January
15 1, 2016. The division shall prepare an annual report to the governor and
16 the legislature on or before December first of each year on the public
17 awareness campaign, including: (i) actions taken by the division to
18 carry out the public awareness campaign and (ii) an assessment of the
19 necessary appropriations for the division to meet the needs of the
20 campaign in the next fiscal year.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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