ยง 409-b. Use of mercury vapor or metal halide lamps within school
buildings. 1. Every new or replacement mercury vapor or metal halide
lamp which is used within any school building in the state, for the
purpose of providing illumination, shall be of the safety type or
variety which self-extinguishes upon the breaking, cracking or removal
of the outer shield protecting the lamp or if such self-extinguishing
variety is not available, each such lamp or its fixture shall be
equipped with a shield adequate to protect against and to absorb
ultraviolet radiation if the lamp were to break or become defective
within the shielded fixture.
2. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the commissioner in order to
provide for the enforcement of this section through rules and
regulations which the commissioner shall establish.
Structure New York Laws
Article 9 - School Buildings and Sites
401 - Sites; Designation and Change.
402 - Sale of Former Schoolhouse or Site.
402-A - Procedures for Closing a School Building.
403 - Application of Proceeds of Sale.
403-A - Leasing of School Property.
403-B - Leasing of School Buildings and Facilities.
404 - Acquisition of Real Property.
405 - Conveyance of Property to Public Corporations.
406 - Vesting of Title of Lands in Certain Cases.
407 - Application to Certain Districts.
408 - Plans and Specifications of School Buildings Must Be Approved by Commissioner of Education.
408-A - Plans and Specifications for Construction of New School Buildings.
409 - School Building Regulations in Relation to Health and Safety.
409-A - Eye Safety Devices for Certain Students and Teachers.
409-B - Use of Mercury Vapor or Metal Halide Lamps Within School Buildings.
409-C - Athletic Safety Equipment.
409-D - Comprehensive Public School Building Safety Program.
409-E - Uniform Code of Public School Buildings Inspection, Safety Rating and Monitoring.
409-F - Electrically Operated Partition and Door Safety.
409-G - Purchase and Use of Paradichlorobenzene Deodorizers.
409-H - Requirements for Notification of Pesticide Applications.
409-I - Procurement and Use of Environmentally-Sensitive Cleaning and Maintenance Products.
409-K - Pesticide Alternatives.
409-L - Posting Child Abuse Hotline Telephone Number.
409-M - Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathroom Facilities.
410 - Officials Not to Be Interested in Sales, Leases or Contracts.
412 - Condemnation of Schoolhouse and Erection of New Schoolhouse in Place Thereof.
413 - Use of School Buildings for Examinations.
414 - Use of Schoolhouse and Grounds.
415 - No Schoolhouse Shall Be Built on Town Line.
416 - School Taxes and School Bonds.
417 - Allocation of Moneys by Regents for Extraordinary Relief to School Districts.
418 - Purchase and Display of Flag.
419 - Display of Flags in Assembly Rooms.