Assembly Bill A6291

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; and establishes $500 fine for knowing violations of such standards

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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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2023-A6291 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S264
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§378-a & 378-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8069
2011-2012: S3490
2013-2014: S3925
2015-2016: S2244
2017-2018: S768
2019-2020: S2590
2021-2022: S1104

2023-A6291 - Summary

Establishes an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; establishes $500 fine for a knowing failure to comply with such standards.

2023-A6291 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6291
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on People with Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing and main-
   taining an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities
 
   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 two new sections
 378-a and 378-b to read as follows:
   § 378-A. STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.  1.    THE
 STATE  FIRE  PREVENTION  AND  BUILDING CODE COUNCIL SHALL UPDATE CHAPTER
 FOUR OF THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE CODE,  TITLED  "EMERGENCY  PLANNING  AND
 PREPAREDNESS",  TO  ENSURE  EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS, FIRE SAFETY AND
 EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS, EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND  RESPONSE  PROCEDURES,
 HAZARD  COMMUNICATION,  AND  USE AND OCCUPANCY-RELATED STANDARDS ADDRESS
 THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH  DISABILITIES.  THE  PROCESS  OF  UPDATING
 CHAPTER FOUR OF THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE NEEDS
 OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  SHALL  BE DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 INDEPENDENT AGENCY AS DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  (B)  OF  SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2.  THE  STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS  TO  BE  INCLUDED  IN
 EACH EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN:
   (A) PROCEDURES FOR EVACUATING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES;
   (B)  A  LIST  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE NOTIFIED THE
 OWNER THAT THEY ARE DISABLED AND WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN  THE  EVENT
 OF  AN  EMERGENCY. THE LIST SHALL INCLUDE THE FLOOR AND ROOM NUMBER THAT
 THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY OCCUPIES WITHIN THE BUILDING. SUCH LIST
 SHALL ONLY BE MAINTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION, AND
 SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE;
   (C) A NOTIFICATION MECHANISM TO THE OCCUPANTS THAT A LIST  OF  PERSONS
 WITH  DISABILITIES  IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY EXISTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02233-01-3
              

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2023-A6291A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S264
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§378-a & 378-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8069
2011-2012: S3490
2013-2014: S3925
2015-2016: S2244
2017-2018: S768
2019-2020: S2590
2021-2022: S1104

2023-A6291A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; establishes $500 fine for a knowing failure to comply with such standards.

2023-A6291A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6291--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BURDICK, EPSTEIN, RIVERA, DICKENS, LUNSFORD,
   LEVENBERG, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   People  with  Disabilities  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to standards  for  estab-
   lishing  and  maintaining an emergency evacuation plan for individuals
   with disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 378 of the executive law, as added
 by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended and a new subdivision 3-a
 is added to read as follows:
   3. Standards for passenger elevators to promote uniformity and ease of
 use  for  [the handicapped] INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES including, but
 not limited to:
   a. placement and identification of operating controls,
   b. door jamb markings,
   c. operation and leveling features,
   d. operation, width, and safety features for doors,
   e. hall buttons, and
   f. hall lanterns.
   3-A. A. STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND  PREPAREDNESS  FOR  HIGH-
 RISE  BUILDINGS  TO  ENSURE EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS, FIRE SAFETY AND
 EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS, EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND  RESPONSE  PROCEDURES,
 HAZARD  COMMUNICATION,  AND  USE AND OCCUPANCY-RELATED STANDARDS ADDRESS
 THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHICH SHALL BE  DEVELOPED  IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE INDEPENDENT AGENCY AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (B)
 OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   B.  THE  FOLLOWING ELEMENTS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN EACH EMERGENCY EVACU-
 ATION PLAN:
   (I) PROCEDURES FOR EVACUATING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02233-02-3
              

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