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- Referred to consumer protection
- Print number 4103a
- Amend (t) and recommit to consumer protection
- Referred to consumer protection
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BILL NUMBER:S4103A
Title of bill
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale and use of unsafe cribs
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation requires facilities which use cribs, such as hotels or child care centers to be in compliance with regulations enacted by the Consumer Product safety commission by December of 2012.
Summary of provisions
Section One amends Section 399-i of the general business law, as added by chapter 245 of the laws of 2010, adding the requirement that facilities which use cribs may not use drop side cribs, and these facilities must comply with all federal regulations within one year and six months of the effective date of this legislation. Section Two is the effective date.
Justification
Drop side cribs have been in use for decades but have recently come under scrutiny because of the grave danger they pose to children. Manufacturing or assembly problems can lead to the drop side becoming detached, creating a gap where children can become trapped and potentially suffocated or strangled. In the past decade, over 30 fatalities have resulted from faulty drop side cribs. In December, the Consumer product safety Commission (CPSC) banned the manufacture, sale and resale of these cribs in a unanimous vote. After June of 2011, drop side cribs can no longer be sold legally in the United States. While the CPSC regulation prohibits the use of drop-side cribs in facilities using cribs, such as day care centers and hotels, these facilities have until December 28, 2012 to purchase and institute fixed side cribs. New York State general business law· already recognizes crib safety measures as enacted by the CPSC. This legislation adds the requirement that facilities which use drop side cribs must be in compliance by December 28, 2012.
Legislative history
New BILL.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. Facilities who use cribs must be in compliance within 18 months of the effective date.
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