NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4853

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Apr 27, 2009	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2009-S4853 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§20 & 23, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5266
2013-2014: S2563

2009-S4853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes acts of terrorism including biological, chemical or radiological terrorism within the definition of disaster for the purpose of local disaster preparedness plans; adds to what must be included within a county disaster preparedness plan.

2009-S4853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4853

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to local disaster
preparedness plans


 PURPOSE OF BILL :

This bill would require counties to include in their existing disaster
preparedness plans to include sections.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill would amend the Executive Law by adding to
the definition of disaster to include an act of biological, chemical
or radiological terrorism.

Section two of this bill would further amend the Executive Law to
require Counties to include in their existing disaster preparedness
plans the following:

*A roster of volunteer medical personnel within the county who would
help in case of a disaster along with a plan to coordinate them;

* An assessment of the county's healthcare infrastructure including
the number of hospital beds and doctor's offices;

* A system to collect disease or exposure data as a result of the
disaster;

* Identification of a local stockpile of pharmaceuticals that might be
used in case of a disaster;

* A plan to identify and coordinate emergency services organizations
following a disaster;

* Identify a county health official that would serve as a risk
communicator;

* Use drills to test the plans;

* Compliance with the National Incident Management System; and

* An assessment as to the planning for and implementation of the
National Incident Management System.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Current law does not recognize terrorism as a cause of a disaster. One
of the greatest results of a terrorist attack is the fear it produces
in the population and the disarray it aims to cause in government.

Requiring counties to take steps to better coordinate their emergency
plans such as assessment of healthcare infrastructure including
volunteer personnel and to designating an official as a risk
communicator aim to mitigate the impact of a disaster

In addition, the Federal Office of Disaster Preparedness grant funding
for 2006 will require that counties comply with the National Incident
Management System.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :


2006 - S179A - Passed Senate; 2008 - S4560 - Referred to Veterans,
Homeland Security and Military Affairs.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None Noted.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of June next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2009-S4853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4853

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LEIBELL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  local  disaster
  preparedness plans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the executive
law, as amended by chapter 781 of the laws of 1988, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a.  "disaster"  means  occurrence or imminent threat of wide spread or
severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property  resulting  from  any
natural  or man-made causes, including, but not limited to, fire, flood,
earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water, landslide,  mudslide,  wind,
storm,  wave  action,  volcanic  activity,  epidemic, air contamination,
blight, drought, infestation, explosion,  radiological  accident,  water
contamination, ACT OF TERRORISM INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL OR RADIO-
LOGICAL TERRORISM, bridge failure or bridge collapse.
  S  2.  Subdivision  6  of section 23 of the executive law, as added by
chapter 640 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  6. All plans for disaster preparedness developed by local  governments
or any revisions thereto shall COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGE-
MENT  SYSTEM (NIMS) AND be submitted to the commission by December thir-
ty-first of each year to facilitate state coordination of disaster oper-
ations.
  S 3. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section  23  of
the  executive  law,  as  added  by  chapter 640 of the laws of 1978, is
amended and eight new subparagraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,  11  and  12  are
added to read as follows:
  (4)  such  other measures as reasonably can be taken to prevent disas-
ters or mitigate their impact[.];

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11346-01-9

S. 4853                             2

  (5) A ROSTER OF VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE COUNTY WHO WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO DISASTERS AND HAVE  A  PROCEDURE  TO  COORDINATE
SUCH VOLUNTEERS;
  (6)  ASSESSMENT  AS  TO THE EXTENT OF EACH COUNTY'S HEALTHCARE INFRAS-
TRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES THE AMOUNT OF HOSPITAL  BEDS,  DOCTOR'S  OFFICES
AND EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO A DISASTER AREA;
  (7)  DEVELOPMENT  OF  A SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING DISEASE OR EXPOSURE DATA
IMMEDIATELY AS A RESULT OF A DISASTER;
  (8) IDENTIFICATION OF A LOCAL STOCKPILE OF  PHARMACEUTICALS  AVAILABLE
IN  THE  COUNTY,  IF  AVAILABLE, AND IDENTIFY HOW TO INTEGRATE STATE AND
FEDERAL STOCKPILES INTO THE LOCAL SUPPLY;
  (9) IDENTIFICATION AND COORDINATION OF THE EMERGENCY  SERVICES  ORGAN-
IZATIONS TO BE USED FOLLOWING A DISASTER;
  (10)  DESIGNATING  A  COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIAL AS THE HEALTH RISK COMMU-
NICATOR;
  (11) CREATION OF DRILLS TO BE USED TO TEST SUCH PLANS; AND
  (12) ASSESSMENT AS TO THE  PLANNING  FOR  AND  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
  S  4.  This act shall take effect on the first of June next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2009-S4853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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