Senate Bill S5452A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to contingency planning by state agencies for extended federal government shutdowns

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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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2019-S5452 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7067
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §94-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1760, A5697
2023-2024: S1718, A7998

2019-S5452 - Summary

Relates to contingency planning by state agencies for extended federal government shutdowns; requires the secretary to oversee development of shutdown contingency plans.

2019-S5452 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5452 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5452
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  contingency  planning
   by state agencies for extended federal government shutdowns
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that:
   a. Shutdowns of  operations  by  federal  agencies,  once  unthinkable
 events, are now occurring with increasing frequency and duration;
   b.  Such  shutdowns  may  cause  financial  hardships in this state to
 federal employees, whether furloughed or  required  to  report  to  work
 without  pay,  and  to  businesses  and  their employees involved in the
 provision of goods and  services  to  federal  agencies,  and  may  also
 adversely  impact  New  York's  economy, environment, and the people and
 institutions in this state who rely on programs and services provided by
 the federal government;
   c. In recent federal shutdowns  New  York  state  has  properly  taken
 several  steps to mitigate adverse impacts, but has not undertaken other
 remedial actions that have been determined to be essential in  similarly
 impacted states;
   d.  The  use of short-term continuing resolutions has made the federal
 budget process unpredictable, yet unlike other  states  New  York  state
 currently has no formal planning process for evaluation and coordination
 of potential mitigation measures; and
   e.  Federal  employees  and contractors and the general public in this
 state would benefit from a systematic effort to develop informed contin-
 gency plans to ensure state agencies are prepared to initiate  proactive
 measures to mitigate the impacts of an extended federal shutdown.
   Therefore  the legislature intends by this act to provide for a flexi-
 ble and effective contingency planning effort to  provide  guidance  and
 information to each appropriate state agency on the activities it should

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5452A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7067
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §94-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1760, A5697
2023-2024: S1718, A7998

2019-S5452A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to contingency planning by state agencies for extended federal government shutdowns; requires the secretary to oversee development of shutdown contingency plans.

2019-S5452A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5452A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5452--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to contingency planning
   by state agencies for extended federal government shutdowns
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that:
   a.  Shutdowns  of  operations  by  federal  agencies, once unthinkable
 events, are now occurring with increasing frequency and duration;
   b. Such shutdowns may cause  financial  hardships  in  this  state  to
 federal  employees,  whether  furloughed  or  required to report to work
 without pay, and to businesses  and  their  employees  involved  in  the
 provision  of  goods  and  services  to  federal  agencies, and may also
 adversely impact New York's economy, environment,  and  the  people  and
 institutions in this state who rely on programs and services provided by
 the federal government;
   c.  In  recent  federal  shutdowns  New  York state has properly taken
 several steps to mitigate adverse impacts, but has not undertaken  other
 remedial  actions that have been determined to be essential in similarly
 impacted states;
   d. The use of short-term continuing resolutions has made  the  federal
 budget  process  unpredictable,  yet  unlike other states New York state
 currently has no formal planning process for evaluation and coordination
 of potential mitigation measures; and
   e. Federal employees and contractors and the general  public  in  this
 state would benefit from a systematic effort to develop informed contin-
 gency  plans to ensure state agencies are prepared to initiate proactive
 measures to mitigate the impacts of an extended federal shutdown.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09834-05-9
              

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