NY State Senate Bill 2013-S2561

Senate Bill S2561

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2014	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Mar 12, 2013	reported and committed to finance
Jan 22, 2013	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- Mar 12, 2013 - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote
  S2561
  
  12
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote: Mar 12, 2013
      
      aye (12)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Carlucci
      
      Flanagan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Larkin
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Zeldin
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Gipson

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2013-S2561 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6028
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §23, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3923, A4589
2011-2012: S5271, A7881
2015-2016: A6766
2017-2018: A3214
2019-2020: A3140

2013-S2561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention, which shall be widely disseminated and shall take into consideration the linguistic and cultural characteristics of the inhabitants.

2013-S2561 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2561

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring local disaster
preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of
disaster prevention

PURPOSE:
This bill would require that disaster preparedness plans include a
public education component.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section One - Amends the Executive Law by adding a new subparagraph
3-a to subdivision 7 of § 23 to include a public education component
that shall be widely disseminated as approved by the division of
homeland security and emergency services pursuant to regulations
promulgated by such division.

Section Two - This act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
shall have become a law.

JUSTIFICATION:
In order to effectively implement an evacuation plan, a vigorous and
ongoing public education campaign is fundamental. The City of New

York has conducted a study to scientifically measure the awareness
level among city residents. The New York City Hurricane Evacuation
Study, Behavioral Analysis Findings, showed just how uninformed the
residents of New York are when it comes to a weather-related
evacuation. Most residents are unaware how to behave during a
hurricane or an evacuation. At least 75% of the residents surveyed by
the City's own Hurricane Evacuation Study said they were not aware of
the evacuation zones. More than 85% of all New Yorkers had never seen
"Ready New York", the Office of Emergency Management's official
public handbook for surviving disasters.

It is clear that the majority of City residents know little or nothing
about the evacuation process, and that a systematic public education
campaign is extremely needed. The public education component required
would also consider non-English speaking populations, who need to be
adequately educated about the plan as well.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2006: A.9163: Referred to Governmental Operations Committee
2008: S. 5590 -Passed Senate
2010: S. 3923 - Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs
2012: S. 5271 - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have become
a law.

2013-S2561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2561

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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 requiring local disas-
  ter preparedness plans to include a public education component as part
  of disaster prevention

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 23 of the executive
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3-a to read as follows:
  (3-A)  A PUBLIC EDUCATION COMPONENT THAT SHALL BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED,
AS APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY  SERVICES
PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY SUCH DIVISION, AND SHALL TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL  CHARACTERISTICS  OF  THE
INHABITANTS;
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07279-01-3

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