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BILL NUMBER:S4059
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all SUNY dormitories
Purpose or general idea of the bill
To require that every room used for sleeping purposes in any building, owned or used by any school, college or university of the State University of New York.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 5-b requires that in every room used for sleeping purposes in any building, owned or used by any school, college or university of the State University of New York.
Section 215-d requires carbon monoxide detectors in dorm rooms. The board of regents shall require that carbon monoxide detectors be installed in every room used for sleeping purposes in a building owned or used by any school, college or university of the State University of New York. In addition to the installation of carbon monoxide detectors, the board of regents shall ensure that each detector is inspected and tested at least semiannually. Any detector that is found to be inoperable, inadequate or missing shall be replaced immediately.
Justification
Each year, carbon monoxide poisoning leads to approximately 500 deaths and 15,000 emergency room visits nationwide. Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless and non-irritating. Carbon monoxide has widely become known as the "silent killer"If initial symptoms of CO poisoning are ignored, individuals may lose consciousness, making danger inescapable, and possibly leading to death.
Recently, hundreds of students were evacuated from a University at Buffalo dormitory and several were hospitalized due to a build up of potentially deadly carbon monoxide. This could have been prevented if carbon monoxide detectors had been in place an functioning properly.
This act will provide additional safety measures to the hundreds of thousands of State University of New York students living in dormitories across the state.
Prior legislative history
Subdivision 5-a of section 378 of executive law as amended by chapter 367 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS; To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect the 90th day after it shall have become law.
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