Senate Bill S6723A

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6723--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2023
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 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 the establishment of a
   specialized electric vehicle emergency response training program
 
   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 a new section  156-i
 to read as follows:
   §  156-I.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A SPECIALIZED ELECTRIC VEHICLE EMERGENCY
 RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM. 1. THE STATE FIRE  ADMINISTRATOR  SHALL  MAKE
 AVAILABLE  A  SPECIALIZED  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
 PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND
 RECOVERY FOLLOWING INCIDENTS INVOLVING ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE STATE FIRE
 ADMINISTRATOR SHALL INFORM ALL FIRE  COMPANIES,  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATIONS
 AND  DISTRICTS, INCLUDING AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS THEREOF AND ALL FIRE-
 FIGHTERS, BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER, AND RELATED OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYEES,
 POLICE  OFFICERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES, AND TOW OPERATORS
 OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SPECIALIZED ELECTRIC VEHI-
 CLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM AND SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF AN  APPROPRIATION,  CONDUCT  SUCH  TRAINING  WITH  SUFFICIENT
 FREQUENCY  TO  ENSURE  ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS INVOLVING ELECTRIC
 VEHICLES AND PROTECTION OF RESPONDERS IN ALL  GEOGRAPHIC  AREAS  OF  THE
 STATE.
   2.  THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PRESCRIBE THE CURRICULUM OF THE
 SPECIALIZED ELECTRIC VEHICLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM,  WHICH
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, HANDS-ON TRAINING.   AS
 RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, THE  CURRICULUM
 SHALL,  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, BE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL ORGAN-
 IZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) STANDARD 17840, WHERE CONSISTENT FIRST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 S. 6723--A                          2
 
 WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE SOCIETY OF  AUTOMOTIVE  ENGINEERS  AND  SECOND
 WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.
   3.  THE  STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ISSUE A REPORT
 TO THE GOVERNOR, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE, CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR-
 MAN OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH OF EACH
 YEAR ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS ARE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   5. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
 SERVICES  AGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN AN AGENCY THAT PROVIDES INITIAL EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMA,
 BURNS, RESPIRATORY, CIRCULATORY AND OBSTETRICAL EMERGENCIES, AS  DEFINED
 IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.