Senate Bill S7680

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

  • 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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2025-S7680 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6634
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3.16, Pks & Rec L

2025-S7680 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to develop and approve operational safety plans prior to the deployment of any employee in hazardous conditions; requires the plan to include a comprehensive risk assessment identifying potential hazards associated with the deployment, mitigation measures to address identified risks, detailed information on team composition, identification of an on-site authorized person responsible for overseeing operations, a clear chain of command, emergency contact information for all team members, and evacuation procedures.

2025-S7680 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7680 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7680
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  mandating  the  development  and approval of operational
   safety plans

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 3.16 to read as follows:
   § 3.16 OPERATIONAL SAFETY PLANS.   1. THE  OFFICE  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND
 APPROVE OPERATIONAL SAFETY PLANS PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF ANY EMPLOYEE
 IN  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 A COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED
 WITH THE DEPLOYMENT, MITIGATION MEASURES TO  ADDRESS  IDENTIFIED  RISKS,
 DETAILED  INFORMATION  ON TEAM COMPOSITION INCLUDING ROLES AND RESPONSI-
 BILITIES, IDENTIFICATION OF AN ON-SITE AUTHORIZED PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR
 OVERSEEING OPERATIONS, A CLEAR  CHAIN  OF  COMMAND  FOR  DECISION-MAKING
 DURING  THE  DEPLOYMENT,  EMERGENCY  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  ALL TEAM
 MEMBERS, AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES TAILORED TO THE  SPECIFIC  DEPLOYMENT
 SCENARIO.  THE  COMMISSIONER OR THE COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE SHALL REVIEW
 AND APPROVE ALL OPERATIONAL  SAFETY  PLANS  TO  ENSURE  COMPLIANCE  WITH
 ESTABLISHED  SAFETY  STANDARDS, VERIFY THAT THE EMPLOYEES BEING DEPLOYED
 ARE ADEQUATELY TRAINED FOR THEIR ROLES, AND CONFIRM THAT  THE  OPERATION
 IS ESSENTIAL UNDER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS" SHALL MEAN
 ANY  SITUATION THAT POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
 PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  NATURAL  DISASTERS,  EXTREME
 WEATHER, AND OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10348-01-5

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