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                                   9526
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
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 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  activation  of
   2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.   Subdivision 1 of section 21  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  116  of  the  laws  of 2020, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. There is hereby created in  the  executive  department  a  disaster
 preparedness  commission  consisting of the commissioners of transporta-
 tion, health, division of criminal justice services, education, economic
 development, agriculture and markets,  housing  and  community  renewal,
 general  services,  labor,  environmental  conservation,  mental health,
 addiction services and supports, parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation,  corrections  and  community  supervision,  children  and family
 services, homeland security and  emergency  services,  and  people  with
 developmental  disabilities,  the president of the New York state energy
 research and development authority, the superintendents of state  police
 and  financial services, the secretary of state, the state fire adminis-
 trator, the chair of the public service commission, the adjutant  gener-
 al,  the  office  of  information technology services, and the office of
 victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, the office for the
 aging, the metropolitan transportation authority, the port authority  of
 New  York  and  New  Jersey, the chief professional officer of the state
 coordinating chapter of the American Red Cross, THE  CHIEF  PROFESSIONAL
 OFFICER  OF  2-1-1  NEW  YORK  STATE and three additional members, to be
 appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be chief  executives.  Each
 member  agency  may designate an executive level officer of that agency,
 with responsibility for disaster preparedness matters, who may represent
 that agency on the commission.   The commissioner  of  the  division  of
 homeland  security  and  emergency  services shall serve as chair of the
 commission, and the governor shall  designate  the  vice  chair  of  the
 commission.  The  members  of  the commission, except those who serve ex
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 officio, shall be allowed their actual and necessary  expenses  incurred
 in  the performance of their duties under this article but shall receive
 no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to this  arti-
 cle.
   §  2.    The  executive law is amended by adding a new section 28-b to
 read as follows:
   § 28-B. ACTIVATION OF 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE; STATE DISASTER  EMERGENCY.
 1.  WHENEVER A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN ANY COUNTY,
 CITY,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE BY THE GOVERNOR, THE DECLARATION SHALL ACTIVATE
 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE TO RESPOND TO NON-EMERGENCY  REQUESTS  FOR  ASSIST-
 ANCE.   THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION, IN CARRYING OUT THE DISAS-
 TER DECLARATION, SHALL COORDINATE WITH 2-1-1 NEW YORK  STATE  AND  LOCAL
 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES. 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE SHALL ACT AS A PUBLIC
 INFORMATION  POINT  FOR  INFORMATION,  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  EMERGENCY
 MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS.
   2. THE GOVERNOR MAY ALSO ACTIVATE 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE UPON THE THREAT
 OR OCCURRENCE OF A DISASTER.
   § 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.