Senate Bill S768A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; and establishes $500 fine for failure to comply

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  • 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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2017-S768 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10201
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§378-a & 378-b, amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8069, A9756, A7852, A10841
2011-2012: S3490, A6658
2013-2014: S3925, A6445, A8817
2015-2016: S2244, A2200
2019-2020: S2590
2021-2022: S1104
2023-2024: S264

2017-S768 - Summary

Establishes an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; establishes $500 fine for failure to comply with such plan within one year of the effective date.

2017-S768 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S768 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    768
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
   Construction and Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing and main-
   taining an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities

   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  two  new  sections
 378-a and 378-b to read as follows:
   §  378-A.  STANDARDS  FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS. 1.  THE
 STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE  COUNCIL  SHALL  UPDATE  CHAPTER
 FOUR  OF  THE  NEW  YORK STATE FIRE CODE, TITLED "EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
 PREPAREDNESS", TO ENSURE EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS,  FIRE  SAFETY  AND
 EMERGENCY  EVACUATION  PLANS, EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND RESPONSE PROCEDURES,
 HAZARD COMMUNICATION, AND USE AND  OCCUPANCY-RELATED  STANDARDS  ADDRESS
 THE  NEEDS  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DISABILITIES. THE PROCESS OF UPDATING
 CHAPTER FOUR OF THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE NEEDS
 OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SHALL BE  DONE  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
 INDEPENDENT  AGENCY  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  (B) OF SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2. THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL  SHALL  PROMUL-
 GATE  REGULATIONS  TO  REQUIRE  THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN
 EACH EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN:
   (A) PROCEDURES FOR EVACUATING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES;
   (B) A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WITH  DISABILITIES  WHO  HAVE  NOTIFIED  THE
 OWNER  THAT  THEY ARE DISABLED AND WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT
 OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LIST SHALL INCLUDE THE FLOOR AND ROOM  NUMBER  THAT
 THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY OCCUPIES WITHIN THE BUILDING. SUCH LIST
 SHALL ONLY BE MAINTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION, AND
 SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02752-01-7
              

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2017-S768A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10201
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§378-a & 378-b, amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8069, A9756, A7852, A10841
2011-2012: S3490, A6658
2013-2014: S3925, A6445, A8817
2015-2016: S2244, A2200
2019-2020: S2590
2021-2022: S1104
2023-2024: S264

2017-S768A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; establishes $500 fine for failure to comply with such plan within one year of the effective date.

2017-S768A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S768A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  768--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
   Construction and Community Development -- recommitted to the Committee
   on  Housing, Construction and Community Development 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 establishing and main-
   taining an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities
 
   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  two  new  sections
 378-a and 378-b to read as follows:
   §  378-A.  STANDARDS  FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS. 1.  (A)
 THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL SHALL UPDATE CHAPTER
 FOUR OF THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE CODE,  TITLED  "EMERGENCY  PLANNING  AND
 PREPAREDNESS",  TO  ENSURE  EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS, FIRE SAFETY AND
 EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS, EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND  RESPONSE  PROCEDURES,
 HAZARD  COMMUNICATION,  AND  USE AND OCCUPANCY-RELATED STANDARDS ADDRESS
 THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH  DISABILITIES.  THE  PROCESS  OF  UPDATING
 CHAPTER FOUR OF THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE NEEDS
 OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  SHALL  BE DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 INDEPENDENT AGENCY AS DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  (B)  OF  SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (B)  PROVIDED HOWEVER, ANY TENANT OR RESIDENT OF A BUILDING WHO IS NOT
 AN EMPLOYEE OF SUCH BUILDING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO  EVACUATE  PERSONS
 WITH  DISABILITIES  OR  ASSIST  WITH SUCH EVACUATION AND SHALL BE EXEMPT
 FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO EVACUATE A DISABLED  INDIVID-
 UAL IF HE OR SHE ACTED IN GOOD FAITH.
   2.  THE  STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS  TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN
 EACH EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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