What's happening
This bill requires all colleges and universities in New York to install or retrofit dormitory buildings with fire sprinkler systems by March 2021.
Why it matters
Directly addresses student safety. by mandating modern fire suppression systems in all dormitories, reducing the risk of large-scale injuries or fatalities in the event of a fire.
Creates uniform safety standards. across all higher education institutions, ensuring that no student housing falls behind on basic fire protection, regardless of the college’s size or resources.
May require significant financial investment. from colleges and universities, potentially impacting tuition, housing fees, or institutional budgets in the short term, but aiming for long-term safety benefits.
Sets a clear compliance deadline (March 2021),. which pushes institutions to prioritize fire safety upgrades and could accelerate campus construction and renovation projects.
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Require Dorm Sprinkler Systems
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History
- Referred to governmental operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
259
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, HUNTER, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring every college and university to install and retrofit dormitory buildings with sprinkler systems
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
19. Standards for sprinkler systems in all college housing. Each college or university shall, on or before March first, two thousand twenty-one, construct or retrofit a system of piping and appurtenances, designed and installed in accordance with generally accepted standards, in all buildings under the jurisdiction of such institution containing dormitory facilities for student use, so that heat from a fire will automatically cause water to be discharged over such fire area to extinguish it or prevent its further spread.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03114-01-9
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