Bill Text: NY A07564 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7564 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Encourages the elimination of the use of certain single use plastic items at state university of New York and city university of New York campuses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-11-02 - signed chap.553 [A07564 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A07564-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7564

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 13, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to encouraging the elimi-
          nation of the use of certain single use plastic items at state univer-
          sity of New York and city university of New York campuses

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 21 to read as follows:
     3    21.  The state university trustees shall adopt a policy requiring that
     4  each institution of the state university of New  York  collaborate  with
     5  students,  faculty  and staff to encourage campuses to eliminate the use
     6  of certain plastic items generally recognized by  the  public  as  being
     7  designed  for  single use. Such plastic items may include, but shall not
     8  be limited to,  tableware,  straws,  stirrers,  cups  and  food  service
     9  containers.  In  establishing such a policy, the trustees shall consider
    10  the following:
    11    a. the availability of affordable alternatives;
    12    b. the accessibility of alternatives to  all  students,  faculty,  and
    13  staff;
    14    c. an evaluation of the effectiveness of reusable alternatives; and
    15    d. benchmarks for assessing progress.
    16    §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
    17  subdivision 21 to read as follows:
    18    21. The board of trustees shall adopt a  policy  requiring  that  each
    19  institution  of  the  city  university  of  New  York  collaborate  with
    20  students, faculty and staff to encourage campuses to eliminate  the  use
    21  of  certain  plastic  items  generally recognized by the public as being
    22  designed for single use.  Such plastic items may include, but shall  not
    23  be  limited  to,  tableware,  straws,  stirrers,  cups  and food service

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11423-02-1

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     1  containers. In establishing such a policy, the trustees  shall  consider
     2  the following:
     3    a. the availability of affordable alternatives;
     4    b.  the  accessibility  of  alternatives to all students, faculty, and
     5  staff;
     6    c. an evaluation of the effectiveness of reusable alternatives; and
     7    d. benchmarks for assessing progress.
     8    § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
     9  have become a law.