Bill Text: NY A00185 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that the education department shall set guidelines relating to noise and work hours on school construction sites.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A00185 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A00185-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        185--A
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the applicability of
         noise ordinances on school construction work sites
         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 408-c
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 408-C. GUIDELINES  RELATING  TO  NOISE  AND  WORK  HOURS  ON  SCHOOL
    4  CONSTRUCTION  SITES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC
    5  SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION AS IT PERTAINS TO NOISE LEVELS AND HOURS OF
    6  WORK. GUIDELINES SHALL  SPECIFY  THAT  RECOMMENDED  HOURS  OF  WORK  ARE
    7  BETWEEN  SEVEN  O'CLOCK  A.M.  AND  SEVEN O'CLOCK P.M. SHOULD WORK OCCUR
    8  OUTSIDE THESE HOURS, RECOMMENDED NOISE LEVELS AFTER SEVEN  O'CLOCK  P.M.
    9  OR  BEFORE  SEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH MANDATES ISSUED
   10  BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OCCURRING DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
   11    2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE GUIDELINES  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  DISSEM-
   12  INATION  OF  GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION AS THEY PERTAIN
   13  TO NOISE AND HOURS OF  WORK.  DISSEMINATION  SHALL  INCLUDE  PROMINENTLY
   14  POSTING  THE  OFFICE  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  RESPONSIBLE  FOR FIELDING
   15  COMPLAINTS REGARDING NOISE LEVELS OR  WORK  HOURS  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
   16  WEBSITE AND INCLUDING INFORMATION IN THE DEPARTMENT'S NEWSLETTER.
   17    3.  WHILE  THE  DEPARTMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINELY MONITORING
   18  ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES, IT WILL WORK  TO  MAINTAIN  POSITIVE  COMMUNITY
   19  RELATIONS  BETWEEN  LOCAL  RESIDENTS  AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN DISPUTES
   20  ARISE OVER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
   21    S 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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