Bill Text: NY A01790 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to amusement devices, attraction safety and inspection awareness; provides for the establishment of a publicly accessible website to provide awareness of the licensing and safety history of any amusement devices and attractions licensed in this state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to labor [A01790 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01790-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1790
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  JAFFEE,  LAVINE,  COOK, ROBINSON,
         ROBERTS, HOOPER, WEPRIN, CLARK --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
         ARROYO,  CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Labor
       AN ACT to amend the labor law,  in  relation  to  amusement  device  and
         attraction awareness
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 870-o of the labor law, as added by chapter 367  of
    2  the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S  870-o.  Amusement  device  and attraction awareness. The department
    4  shall develop, establish and implement, in cooperation with  the  carni-
    5  val,  fair  and  amusement  park  safety  advisory  board established in
    6  section eight hundred seventy-n of this article, a  program  to  educate
    7  and  provide  awareness  to the public on the risks of amusement devices
    8  and attractions to both adults and children, and  how  adults  can  take
    9  steps  to  assure  their  own safety and the safety of children in their
   10  care. The program established pursuant to this section shall provide and
   11  disseminate guidelines  for  safety  while  riding  or  using  amusement
   12  devices or attractions by adults, adolescents and children. Such program
   13  shall  utilize  written information provided to the public [and] THROUGH
   14  the posting of conspicuous  signs  at  carnivals,  fairs  and  amusement
   15  parks,  as required by law or regulation AS WELL AS THROUGH THE CREATION
   16  OF A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED
   17  SEVENTY-P OF THIS ARTICLE, THE ELECTRONIC ADDRESS OF WHICH SHALL ALSO BE
   18  POSTED.
   19    S  2.   The labor law is amended by adding a new section 870-p to read
   20  as follows:
   21    S 870-P. AMUSEMENT DEVICE AND ATTRACTION SAFETY AND INSPECTION  AWARE-
   22  NESS.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT, IN COOPER-
   23  ATION WITH THE CARNIVAL, FAIR AND AMUSEMENT PARK SAFETY  ADVISORY  BOARD
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00915-01-5
       A. 1790                             2
    1  ESTABLISHED  IN  SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-N  OF  THIS ARTICLE, A
    2  PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE TO PROVIDE AWARENESS TO THE  PUBLIC  OF  THE
    3  LICENSING  AND  SAFETY  HISTORY OF ANY AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND ATTRACTIONS
    4  LICENSED IN THE STATE. SAID WEBSITE SHALL CONTAIN THE DATE OF ANY SAFETY
    5  INSPECTIONS,  THE  DATE OF SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN AMUSEMENT
    6  DEVICE, DETAILED CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROVAL OF SAID  APPLI-
    7  CATION,  A  SUMMARY OR THE FULL TEXT OF THE VISITING INSPECTOR'S REPORT,
    8  ANY ISSUED FINES OR VIOLATIONS FOR AN  AMUSEMENT  DEVICE  OR  ATTRACTION
    9  OPERATOR  AFTER A PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ITS USE BY THE PUBLIC, DATE
   10  AND PROOF OF PAYMENT OR REDRESS OF ANY FINES OR VIOLATIONS, A HISTORY OF
   11  ANY REPORTED ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES AS  REPORTED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN
   12  CONNECTION  TO  THE AMUSEMENT DEVICE OR ATTRACTION, AND THE FULL TEXT OF
   13  THE FINDINGS OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED OR ORGANIZED BY THE DEPART-
   14  MENT  IN RELATION TO ANY REPORTED INFRACTION, ACCIDENT OR INJURY.    ANY
   15  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF ITS
   16  APPROVAL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
   17    S  3. This act shall take effect on the two hundred fortieth day after
   18  it shall have become a law, provided, however, that any  rule  or  regu-
   19  lation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effec-
   20  tive date shall be promulgated on or before such date.