Assembly Bill A8816A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires counties to maintain a confidential registry of people of all ages with disabilities for disaster preparedness

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


  • 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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2013-A8816 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7257
2015-2016: A2658
2017-2018: A6865
2019-2020: A3923
2021-2022: A8903
2023-2024: A758

2013-A8816 - Summary

Requires counties to maintain a confidential registry of people of all ages with disabilities for the purpose of evacuating and sheltering such persons during disasters.

2013-A8816 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8816

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN, CUSICK, MARKEY, BENEDETTO, KAVANAGH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  FARRELL,  TITONE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring counties to
  maintain a confidential registry of people of all ages with  disabili-
  ties for evacuation and sheltering during disasters

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

  Section 1. Section 23-a of the executive law, as added by chapter  658
of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  S  23-a.  [County]  CONFIDENTIAL COUNTY registry of [disabled persons]
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN  SUBDI-
VISION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER;
notice.  1.  In each county having a local  disaster  preparedness  plan
pursuant  to  section twenty-three of this article, in order to meet the
special needs of persons OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES  who  would  need
assistance  during  evacuations  and  sheltering  because of physical or
mental [handicaps] DISABILITIES, it [is recommended] SHALL  BE  REQUIRED
that  each  chief  executive  maintain  a registry of [disabled persons]
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES located within the county.   PEOPLE
OF  ALL  AGES  WITH  DISABILITIES  SHALL  BE  GIVEN THE OPTION NOT TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRY. The registration shall identify those  persons
in  need  of  assistance  and plan for resource allocation to meet those
identified needs.  To assist the chief  executive  in  identifying  such
persons,  the  county  department  of  health,  THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES, THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, or  such  other
county  department or agency as designated by the chief executive, shall
provide [voluntary] registration information  to  all  of  its  [special
needs] clients OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES and to all incoming clients
as  part of the intake process.  The registry shall be updated annually.
The registration program shall give [disabled persons]  SUCH  PEOPLE  OF
ALL  AGES  WITH  DISABILITIES  the  option  of pre-authorizing emergency
response personnel to enter their homes during search and  rescue  oper-
ations if necessary to assure their safety and welfare during disasters.

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

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2013-A8816A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7257
2015-2016: A2658
2017-2018: A6865
2019-2020: A3923
2021-2022: A8903
2023-2024: A758

2013-A8816A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires counties to maintain a confidential registry of people of all ages with disabilities for the purpose of evacuating and sheltering such persons during disasters.

2013-A8816A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8816--A
                                                        Cal. No. 621

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN, CUSICK, MARKEY, BENEDETTO, KAVANAGH,
  SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL,  PERRY,  TITONE  --
  read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
  reported and referred to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  reported  and
  referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported from commit-
  tee, advanced to a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring counties to
  maintain a confidential registry of people of all ages with  disabili-
  ties for evacuation and sheltering during disasters

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

  Section 1. Section 23-a of the executive law, as added by chapter  658
of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  S  23-a.  [County]  CONFIDENTIAL COUNTY registry of [disabled persons]
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN  SUBDI-
VISION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER;
notice.  1.  In each county having a local  disaster  preparedness  plan
pursuant  to  section twenty-three of this article, in order to meet the
special needs of persons OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES  who  would  need
assistance  during  evacuations  and  sheltering  because of physical or
mental [handicaps] DISABILITIES, it [is recommended] SHALL  BE  REQUIRED
that  each chief executive maintain a CONFIDENTIAL registry of [disabled
persons] PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES located within the county.
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES SHALL BE GIVEN  THE  OPTION  TO  BE
INCLUDED  IN  THE  REGISTRY.  The [registration] REGISTRY shall identify
those persons in need of assistance and plan for resource allocation  to
meet those identified needs.  To assist the chief executive in identify-
ing such persons, the county department of health, THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES,  THE  COUNTY  DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, or such
other county department or agency as designated by the chief  executive,
shall  provide [voluntary] INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGISTRY AND THE regis-
tration [information] PROCESS to all  of  its  [special  needs  clients]
CONSUMERS  OF  ALL  AGES WITH DISABILITIES and to all incoming [clients]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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