Senate Bill S8553A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the activation of 2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9526 - Passed Senate


  • 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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2021-S8553 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9526
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§21 & 22, Exec L

2021-S8553 - Summary

Add the chief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York state to the disaster preparedness commission.

2021-S8553 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8553 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8553
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9526
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§21 & 22, Exec L

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Add the chief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York state to the disaster preparedness commission.

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8553--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM,  BROUK,  RYAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
   ans,  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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