Assembly Bill A7161

2011-2012 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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2011-A7161 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §22, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7446

2011-A7161 (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.

2011-A7161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7161

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. J. MILLER, CALHOUN, RAIA -- 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 section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of
2010, are amended and a new subparagraph 17 is added to read as follows:
  (15)  a  system  for  obtaining and coordinating situational awareness
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.
                                                           LBD08206-01-1

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