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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 |
Senate Bill S2563
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง20 & 23, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S4853
2011-2012: S5266
2013-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2563 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to local disaster preparedness plans PURPOSE: To require counties to include in their existing disaster preparedness plans to include biological, chemical or radiological terrorism in the classification of disaster. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the Executive Law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws 2010, is amended to include the definition of disaster to include an act of biological, chemical or radiological terrorism Counties will be required to include in their existing plans the following: A roster of volunteer medical personnel within the county who would help in case of a disaster along with a plan to coordinate them; An assessment of the county's healthcare infrastructure including the number of hospital beds and doctor's offices;
2013-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2563 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 local disaster preparedness plans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the executive law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: a. "disaster" means occurrence or imminent threat of wide spread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made causes, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water, landslide, mudslide, wind, storm, wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic, air contamination, ACT OF terrorism, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM, cyber event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radiological acci- dent, nuclear, chemical, biological, or bacteriological release, water contamination, bridge failure or bridge collapse. S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 23 of the executive law, as amended by section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 6. All plans for comprehensive emergency management developed by local governments or any revisions thereto shall COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AND be submitted to the commission by December thirty-first of each year to facilitate state coordination of disaster operations. S 3. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 23 of the executive law, as amended by section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended and eight new subparagraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07290-01-3
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