S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2358--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in
relation to requiring the division of state police and local police
departments to notify a licensed child day care center or group day
care home in the area of certain emergency situations
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 233 to
read as follows:
§ 233. NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE DIVISION OF STATE
POLICE SHALL NOTIFY EVERY CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE
CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL
AGED CHILD CARE HOME OF ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCURRING IN THE VICINI-
TY OF SUCH CHILD DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO ANY SCHOOL EVACUATIONS OR LOCKDOWNS, AND ANY ACTIVE
SHOOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH CHILD DAY CARE
CENTER OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BY A TELEPHONE
CALL MADE TO A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL AT EACH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER,
CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME,
AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES OF THE OCCURRENCE
OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION. EACH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE
CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL
AGED CHILD CARE HOME SHALL PROVIDE THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF THE DIVISION
OF STATE POLICE WITH THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PERSON IT
HAS SELECTED AS THE DESIGNATED PERSON TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF SUCH EMERGEN-
CIES.
§ 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
209-uu to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04233-02-9
A. 2358--A 2
§ 209-UU. NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. EACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZED AT THE COUNTY, CITY OR TOWN LEVEL SHALL NOTIFY EVERY CHILD DAY
CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY
DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME OF ANY EMERGENCY SITU-
ATION OCCURRING IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH CHILD DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP
DAY CARE HOME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY SCHOOL EVACUATIONS OR
LOCKDOWNS, AND ANY ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE VICINITY OF
SUCH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY
CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME. SUCH
NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BY A TELEPHONE CALL MADE TO A DESIGNATED INDIVID-
UAL AT EACH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY
DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME
WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION. EACH
CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE
HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME SHALL
PROVIDE THE LOCAL COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE NAME
AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PERSON IT HAS SELECTED AS THE DESIGNATED
PERSON TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF SUCH EMERGENCIES.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.