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Apr 20, 2018 |
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Senate Bill S8239
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6517
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §837-t, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
A4175
2017-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8239 SPONSOR: HANNON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring mandatory dissemination of information in certain cases of missing children PURPOSE: To amend the Executive Law, in relation to requiring a proactive, coor- dinated response, planned in advance, that is triggered immediately upon confirmation by a police officer, peace officer or police agency of a report of such a missing child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the Executive Law by adding a new section 837-t, which establishes plans for the dissemination of information in certain cases of missing children, as well as the minimum requirements for such plans.
2017-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8239 I N S E N A T E April 20, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring mandatory dissemination of information in certain cases of missing children 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 837-t to read as follows: § 837-T. PLANS FOR DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN CERTAIN CASES OF MISSING CHILDREN. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-F OF THIS ARTICLE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVI- SION OF STATE POLICE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES, THE DIVISION SHALL, BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT AND THERE- AFTER REGULARLY UPDATE A UNIFORM PLAN FOR SEARCHING FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN BELIEVED TO BE ABDUCTED AND MISSING AUTISTIC CHIL- DREN, WHEN SUCH CHILDREN ARE BELIEVED TO BE IN DANGER OF SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR DEATH. SUCH PLAN SHALL INVOLVE A PROACTIVE, COORDINATED RESPONSE, PLANNED IN ADVANCE, THAT IS TRIGGERED IMMEDIATELY UPON CONFIR- MATION BY A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER OR POLICE AGENCY OF A REPORT OF SUCH A MISSING CHILD. 2. SUCH PLANS SHALL, AT THE MINIMUM, REQUIRE THAT: (A) THE NAME OF SUCH MISSING CHILD, A DESCRIPTION OF THE CHILD AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION SHALL BE PROMPTLY DISPATCHED OVER THE POLICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER; (B) SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED ORALLY, ELECTRON- ICALLY OR BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO ONE OR MORE RADIO STATIONS AND OTHER BROADCAST MEDIA OUTLETS SERVING THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WHICH HAVE VOLUNTARILY AGREED, IN ADVANCE, TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY OTHER SUCH RADIO STATIONS AND OTHER BROADCAST MEDIA OUTLETS IN LIKE MANNER; (C) SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED BY ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE TO ONE OR MORE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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