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Assembly Bill A5469A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities

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2019-A5469 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27, Cor L

2019-A5469 - Summary

Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities in the event of an emergency, including loss of power, heat, or water.

2019-A5469 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5469
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  authorizing  wardens
   or  superintendents  of  correctional  facilities to accept assistance
   from state and federal agencies and municipalities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 27 to
 read as follows:
   §  27.  ASSISTANCE  BY  STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
 THE WARDEN OR SUPERINTENDENT OF ANY STATE INSTITUTION IN THE DEPARTMENT,
 WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, AND  HAVING  DUE  REGARD  TO  THE
 SAFETY OF THE INMATES AND PROPERTY OF THE INSTITUTION, IS AUTHORIZED AND
 ENCOURAGED  TO ACCEPT AID FROM STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCIES OR FROM MUNICI-
 PALITIES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 AN "EMERGENCY" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOSS OF POWER, HEAT
 OR WATER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09630-01-9

2019-A5469A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27, Cor L

2019-A5469A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities in the event of an emergency, including loss of power, heat, or water.

2019-A5469A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5469--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring wardens  or
   superintendents  of  correctional facilities to accept assistance from
   state and federal agencies and municipalities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 27 to
 read as follows:
   § 27. ASSISTANCE BY STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MUNICIPALITIES. THE
 WARDEN  OR  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  ANY STATE INSTITUTION IN THE DEPARTMENT,
 HAVING DUE REGARD TO THE SAFETY OF  THE  INMATES  AND  PROPERTY  OF  THE
 INSTITUTION,  SHALL  ACCEPT HUMANITARIAN AID FROM STATE OR FEDERAL AGEN-
 CIES OR FROM MUNICIPALITIES IN  THE  EVENT  OF  AN  EMERGENCY.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  AN  "EMERGENCY"  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, LOSS OF POWER, HEAT OR WATER AND  "HUMANITARIAN  AID"  SHALL
 MEAN  MATERIAL  ASSISTANCE  ACTUALLY AND REASONABLY NECESSARY, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOTTLED WATER,  MEDICAL  SUPPLIES  AND  SUPPLY  KITS,
 BATTERY  OR  SOLAR POWERED FLASHLIGHTS, BLANKETS AND MONETARY DONATIONS,
 TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STAFF, INMATES  AND  OTHER
 INDIVIDUALS ON SITE AT ANY STATE INSTITUTION DURING AN EMERGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09630-04-9

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