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Senate Bill S2662

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish a system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled

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2013-S2662 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง328, County L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5263

2013-S2662 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled present at certain residences and facilities.

2013-S2662 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2662 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2662

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to authorizing  the  advance
  notification  to  local  and  state safety answering points on persons
  with developmental disabilities at certain locations

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

  Section  1.  Section  328 of the county law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM, IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE OWNER OR RESIDENT OF ANY RESIDENCE OR
THE OPERATOR OF ANY FACILITY PROVIDING SERVICES TO DEVELOPMENTALLY DISA-
BLED PERSONS, TO PROVIDE ANY LOCAL OR STATE SAFETY ANSWERING POINT SERV-
ING  SUCH  RESIDENCE  OR  FACILITY  WITH INFORMATION OF THE PRESENCE AND
SPECIFIC NEED OF ANY PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  UPON  THE
PREMISES.  ALL  SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  BE  CONFIDENTIAL,  BUT  MAY BE
PROVIDED TO ANY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL  DISPATCHED  TO  SUCH  RESIDENCE  OR
FACILITY IN RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY CALL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07293-01-3

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