Relates to providing optional doorstops or any improvised or manufactured devices designed to prevent a door from being opened during an emergency to school districts for certain emergency situations not including those involving fire hazards.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10823
IN ASSEMBLY
May 21, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, BLANKENBUSH, CASTORINA, CROUCH, DiPIETRO,
HAWLEY, LAWRENCE, MORINELLO, RA, SMITH, WALTER -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing optional
doorstops or other similar devices to school districts for certain
emergency situations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-ff
2 to read as follows:
3 § 409-ff. Optional emergency doorstops. Notwithstanding any law, rule
4 or regulation to the contrary, all school districts may utilize door-
5 stops or any improvised or manufactured devices designed to prevent a
6 door from being opened during an emergency in classrooms during emergen-
7 cy situations to prevent access to such classrooms. For purposes of this
8 section, emergency situation shall not include any situation involving a
9 fire hazard.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15405-02-8
