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Assembly Bill A5437A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the inclusion of the office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission

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2011-A5437 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §21, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A371

2011-A5437 - Summary

Relates to the inclusion of the office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission.

2011-A5437 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5437

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to the inclusion of the
  office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  21  of the executive law, as
amended by section 2 of part B of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2010,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is  hereby  created  in the executive department a disaster
preparedness commission consisting of the commissioners  of  transporta-
tion,  health,  division of criminal justice services, education, social
services, economic development, agriculture  and  markets,  housing  and
community  renewal, general services, labor, environmental conservation,
mental health, parks, recreation and historic preservation, correctional
services and children and family services, the president of the New York
state energy research and development authority, the superintendents  of
state police, insurance, banking, the secretary of state, the state fire
administrator,  the chair of the public service commission, the adjutant
general, the directors of the offices within the  division  of  homeland
security  and  emergency services, the office for technology, THE OFFICE
FOR THE AGING, and the office of victim  services,  the  chairs  of  the
thruway  authority,  the metropolitan transportation authority, the port
authority of New York and New Jersey, the chief professional officer  of
the state coordinating chapter of the American Red Cross and three addi-
tional  members,  to  be appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be
chief executives. Each member agency may designate an  officer  of  that
agency,  with  responsibility for disaster preparedness matters, who may
represent that agency on the commission. The commissioner of  the  divi-
sion of homeland security and emergency services shall serve as chair of
the  commission,  and the governor shall designate the vice chair of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08415-01-1

2011-A5437A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §21, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A371

2011-A5437A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the inclusion of the office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission.

2011-A5437A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5437--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Governmental  Operations  --  recommitted to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the inclusion  of  the
  office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 21 of the executive law, as  sepa-
rately amended by section 2 of part G and section 7 of part O of chapter
55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is  hereby  created  in the executive department a disaster
preparedness commission consisting of the commissioners  of  transporta-
tion, health, division of criminal justice services, education, economic
development,  agriculture  and  markets,  housing and community renewal,
general services,  labor,  environmental  conservation,  mental  health,
parks,  recreation  and historic preservation, corrections and community
supervision, children and family services, homeland security  and  emer-
gency  services,  and people with developmental disabilities, the presi-
dent of the New York state energy research  and  development  authority,
the  superintendents  of state police and financial services, the secre-
tary of state, the state fire administrator, the  chair  of  the  public
service commission, the adjutant general, the office for technology, and
the  office of victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, THE
OFFICE FOR THE AGING, the  metropolitan  transportation  authority,  the
port  authority of New York and New Jersey, the chief professional offi-
cer of the state coordinating chapter of  the  American  Red  Cross  and
three  additional  members, to be appointed by the governor, two of whom
shall be chief executives. Each member agency may designate an executive
level officer of that agency, with responsibility for disaster prepared-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08415-02-2

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