Senate Bill S3988A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to direct dialing to public service answering points

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  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3988 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §717-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S932
2019-2020: S4756

2015-S3988 - Summary

Relates to direct dialing to public service answering points.

2015-S3988 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3988 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3988

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- 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  direct  dialing  to
  public service answering points

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  717-a
to read as follows:
  S  717-A.  DIRECT  DIALING TO PUBLIC SERVICE ANSWERING POINTS. 1.  FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC BUILDING" SHALL MEAN ANY BELONGING  TO
THE STATE, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER POLITICAL
OR CIVIL SUBDIVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM" SHALL
MEAN ANY SYSTEM COMPRISED  OF  COMMON  CONTROL  UNITS,  TELEPHONE  SETS,
CONTROL  HARDWARE  AND SOFTWARE, AND ADJUNCT SYSTEMS WHICH ENABLES USERS
TO MAKE AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE CALLS USING SHARED RESOURCES SUCH AS TELE-
PHONE NETWORK TRUNKS OR DATA LINK BANDWIDTH. THIS TERM INCLUDES, BUT  IS
NOT LIMITED TO, NETWORK-BASED AND PREMISES-BASED SYSTEMS SUCH AS CENTREX
SERVICE,  PREMISES-BASED,  HOSTED  AND CLOUD-BASED VOIP, AS WELL AS PBX,
HYBRID AND KEY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, AS CLASSIFIED BY THE FCC UNDER PART 68
OF ITS RULES.
  3. ALL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS WHICH OPERATE ON  A  MULTI-LINE
TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN THIS STATE MUST CONFIGURE THEIR MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE
SYSTEM  HARDWARE  TO  ALLOW ANY CALL TO 911 ON THE SYSTEM TO BE DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO A PUBLIC SERVICE ANSWERING POINT.
  4. THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT
APPLY TO ANY BUSINESS OR PUBLIC BUILDING OPERATING ON A MULTI-LINE TELE-
PHONE  SYSTEM  THAT  WOULD  BE REQUIRED TO UPGRADE THE HARDWARE OF THEIR
TELEPHONE NETWORK TO MEET SAID REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, ANY EXEMPT BUSINESS
OR PUBLIC BUILDING OPERATING ON A MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM MUST PLACE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09300-02-5
              

2015-S3988A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §717-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S932
2019-2020: S4756

2015-S3988A - Summary

Relates to direct dialing to public service answering points.

2015-S3988A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3988A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3988--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule
  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to direct dialing to
  public service answering points

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 717-a
to read as follows:
  S 717-A. DIRECT DIALING TO PUBLIC SERVICE ANSWERING POINTS.  1.    FOR
PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "PUBLIC  BUILDING" SHALL MEAN ANY BUILDING
BELONGING TO THE STATE, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  ANY
OTHER POLITICAL OR CIVIL SUBDIVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM" SHALL
MEAN ANY SYSTEM COMPRISED  OF  COMMON  CONTROL  UNITS,  TELEPHONE  SETS,
CONTROL  HARDWARE  AND SOFTWARE, AND ADJUNCT SYSTEMS WHICH ENABLES USERS
TO MAKE AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE CALLS USING SHARED RESOURCES SUCH AS TELE-
PHONE NETWORK TRUNKS OR DATA LINK BANDWIDTH. THIS TERM INCLUDES, BUT  IS
NOT LIMITED TO, NETWORK-BASED AND PREMISES-BASED SYSTEMS SUCH AS CENTREX
SERVICE,  PREMISES-BASED,  HOSTED  AND CLOUD-BASED VOIP, AS WELL AS PBX,
HYBRID AND KEY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, AS CLASSIFIED BY THE FCC UNDER PART 68
OF ITS RULES.
  3. ALL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS WHICH OPERATE ON  A  MULTI-LINE
TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN THIS STATE MUST CONFIGURE THEIR MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE
SYSTEM  HARDWARE  TO  ALLOW ANY CALL TO 911 ON THE SYSTEM TO BE DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO A PUBLIC SERVICE ANSWERING POINT.
  4. THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT
APPLY TO ANY BUSINESS OR PUBLIC BUILDING OPERATING ON A MULTI-LINE TELE-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09300-03-5
              

2015-S3988B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §717-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S932
2019-2020: S4756

2015-S3988B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to direct dialing to public service answering points.

2015-S3988B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3988B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3988--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule
  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from
  said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to direct dialing to
  public service answering points

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 717-a
to read as follows:
  S 717-A. DIRECT DIALING TO PUBLIC SERVICE ANSWERING POINTS.  1.    FOR
PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "PUBLIC  BUILDING" SHALL MEAN ANY BUILDING
BELONGING TO THE STATE, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  ANY
OTHER POLITICAL OR CIVIL SUBDIVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM" SHALL
MEAN ANY SYSTEM COMPRISED  OF  COMMON  CONTROL  UNITS,  TELEPHONE  SETS,
CONTROL  HARDWARE  AND SOFTWARE, AND ADJUNCT SYSTEMS WHICH ENABLES USERS
TO MAKE AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE CALLS USING SHARED RESOURCES SUCH AS TELE-
PHONE NETWORK TRUNKS OR DATA LINK BANDWIDTH. THIS TERM INCLUDES, BUT  IS
NOT LIMITED TO, NETWORK-BASED AND PREMISES-BASED SYSTEMS SUCH AS CENTREX
SERVICE,  PREMISES-BASED,  HOSTED  AND CLOUD-BASED VOIP, AS WELL AS PBX,
HYBRID AND KEY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, AS CLASSIFIED BY THE FCC UNDER PART 68
OF ITS RULES.
  3. ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS WHICH OPERATE ON A MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
IN THIS STATE MUST CONFIGURE THEIR MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM  HARDWARE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09300-06-6

              

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