NYSUT statement on passage of classroom heat bill
Jun 7, 2024 · NYSUT President Melinda Person released the following statement in response to the Legislature passing S.3397-A (Skoufis)/A.9011-A (Eachus) to establish a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities.
Bill setting maximum temperature for classrooms passed by New York …
Jun 20, 2024 · NEW YORK -- A bill just passed by the New York State Legislature sets a maximum temperature for classrooms. It now needs the governor's signature to become law. Hot classroom bill would set...
NY State Senate Bill 2021-S1825A - The New York State Senate
Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.
NY passes bill to regulate classroom temperatures
Jun 26, 2024 · State law currently imposes a minimum classroom temperature of 65 degrees, but there are no legal limits for maximum temperatures. If it hits 82 degrees, the bill would encourage schools to...
NY State Senate Bill 2023-S3397A - The New York State Senate
Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.
No students allowed in overheated classrooms under new Albany …
Jun 17, 2024 · Schools across New York state would not be allowed to send students into classrooms that reach 88 degrees or hotter under a bill passed by state lawmakers this month.
High temps, hot classrooms: We have to do better for NY …
Jun 20, 2024 · This bill, S.3397A/A.9011A, establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities, and requires schools take affirmative steps to cool classrooms once they reach 82 degrees; if a room reaches 88 degrees, the …
New York classrooms may get cooler with proposed maximum temperature …
Jun 18, 2024 · NYSUT, the state's teacher union received bipartisan support from the state legislature to write and pass a bill to set a maximum classroom temperature. It would require districts to have a...
NYSUT announces passage of legislation to regulate temperatures …
Jun 14, 2024 · The New York State United Teachers union announcing state legislation establishing a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities has passed both chambers in the...
Educators call on Hochul to sign classroom heat bill - Spectrum …
Jun 21, 2024 · A group of New York state educators is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a classroom heat bill into law, which would require that districts address heat conditions when classroom temperatures hit 82 degrees and vacate classrooms at 88 degrees.