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                                    458
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, ARROYO, COOK, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, STECK,
   OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, SIMON -- read once  and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 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:
   § 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
 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 PUBLIC BUILDING OPERATING ON A MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED  TO  UPGRADE  THE  HARDWARE  OF  THEIR  TELEPHONE
 NETWORK TO MEET SAID REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, EVERY TELEPHONE IN ANY EXEMPT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00608-01-9

 A. 458                              2
 
 PUBLIC  BUILDING  OPERATING ON A MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM SHALL PLACE
 AN INSTRUCTIONAL STICKER ON OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT  TO  EACH  TELEPHONE
 INFORMING  USERS  OF  THE PHONE'S INABILITY TO DIRECTLY DIAL 911 AND THE
 PROCEDURES  TO FOLLOW TO CONNECT TO A 911 PUBLIC SERVICE ANSWERING POINT
 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.