Assembly Bill A7446

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A7446 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §22, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7161

2009-A7446 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster.

2009-A7446 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7446

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MILLER, CALHOUN, RAIA, SCOZZAFAVA, TOWNSEND,
  WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAYERSOHN, SALADINO, SAYWARD,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Governmental
  Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to holding harmless
  certain emergency volunteers in disaster response

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subparagraphs 15 and 16 of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of
section 22 of the executive law, subparagraph 15 as amended and subpara-
graph  16 as added by chapter 677 of the laws of 2006, are amended and a
new subparagraph 17 is added to read as follows:
  (15) a system for  obtaining  and  coordinating  disaster  information
including  the  centralized assessment of disaster effects and resultant
needs; [and]
  (16) utilization and coordination of programs  to  assist  individuals
with  household  pets  and  service  animals  following a disaster, with
particular attention to means of evacuation, shelter and  transportation
options[.]; AND
  (17)  THE  STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE  LIABILITY  AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTHORIZED VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN  EFFORTS
TO  MOVE  OR  OTHERWISE  PROTECT ANIMALS FROM A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
CAUSED BY A MAN-MADE OR NATURAL DISASTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09696-01-9

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