| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S6571
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
Actions
2015-S6571 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง336, County L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S4100
2019-2020: S1443
2015-S6571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6571
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the county law, in relation to requiring public safety
answering points to be equipped with a system for processing requests
for emergency services via text message
PURPOSE :
To require public safety answering points to be equipped with a system
for processing requests for emergency services via text message.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends the county law by adding a new section 336 providing
within the next three years each local public safety answering point
shall be equipped with an emergency enhanced 911 system approved by
the board in a manner that is consistent with federal law, for the
processing of requests for emergency services sent via text message.
Section 2 provides this act shall take effect immediately.
EXISTING LAW :
This is a new law.
2015-S6571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6571
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 requiring public safety
answering points to be equipped with a system for processing requests
for emergency services via text message
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 336 to
read as follows:
S 336. REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES VIA TEXT MESSAGE. NO LATER THAN
THREE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, EACH STATE AND
LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EMERGENCY
ENHANCED 911 SYSTEM APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT
WITH FEDERAL LAW, FOR THE PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
SENT VIA TEXT MESSAGE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13435-01-5
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