The office of the Presiding Officer of the County Legislature shall
conduct an annual "Be Pool Smart" campaign in elementary-level schools
throughout the County of Suffolk, inviting students to participate
in a poster contest requiring a student's interpretation of what
can be done to protect children and families against accidental pool
drownings.
Each Legislator shall send letters and a copy of the pool safety pamphlet, published pursuant to § 1138-3B, to the Superintendents of public school districts located within his or her pertinent legislative district, advising the school as to the contest.
Each Legislator shall judge entries made by elementary schools and
recommend one winner from each school as a finalist. A Legislator
from each district shall then recommend to the Presiding Officer of
the County Legislature one poster to represent his or her legislative
district.
The deadline for submitting eligible posters shall be April 30 of
each year beginning with the year 2008; the Legislative Budget Review
Office shall then select the winning poster, which shall be announced
by the Presiding Officer at the first regularly scheduled meeting
of the Legislature in June each year.
Any student requesting to participate in said contest shall be furnished
with a pamphlet from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services
regarding pool safety tips, which pamphlet shall contain information
and safety procedures developed by the Suffolk County Pool Safety
Task Force, and any other relevant organization dedicated to pool
safety, to protect children from accidental drownings.
Said pamphlet shall be disseminated by the County Department of Health
Services no later than March 1 each year, and, except in the year
2008, the design on said pamphlet's cover shall contain an image
of the preceding year's "Be Pool Smart" campaign winning poster.