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                                  2358--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law and the general municipal law, in
   relation to requiring the division of state police  and  local  police
   departments  to  notify  a licensed child day care center or group day
   care home in the area of certain emergency situations
 
   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 233 to
 read as follows:
   §  233.  NOTIFICATION  OF  EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE DIVISION OF STATE
 POLICE SHALL NOTIFY EVERY  CHILD  DAY  CARE  PROVIDER,  CHILD  DAY  CARE
 CENTER,  GROUP  FAMILY  DAY  CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL
 AGED CHILD CARE HOME OF ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCURRING IN THE VICINI-
 TY OF SUCH CHILD DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME,  INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO  ANY  SCHOOL  EVACUATIONS  OR LOCKDOWNS, AND ANY ACTIVE
 SHOOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE  VICINITY  OF  SUCH  CHILD  DAY  CARE
 CENTER OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BY A TELEPHONE
 CALL  MADE  TO  A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL AT EACH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER,
 CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME,
 AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES OF THE  OCCURRENCE
 OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION. EACH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE
 CENTER,  GROUP  FAMILY  DAY  CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL
 AGED CHILD CARE HOME SHALL PROVIDE THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF THE  DIVISION
 OF  STATE POLICE WITH THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PERSON IT
 HAS SELECTED AS THE DESIGNATED PERSON TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF SUCH EMERGEN-
 CIES.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 209-uu to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04233-02-9
              

 A. 2358--A                          2
 
   § 209-UU. NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. EACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
 ORGANIZED AT THE COUNTY, CITY OR TOWN LEVEL SHALL NOTIFY EVERY CHILD DAY
 CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY
 DAY  CARE  HOME,  AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE HOME OF ANY EMERGENCY SITU-
 ATION  OCCURRING  IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH CHILD DAY CARE CENTER OR GROUP
 DAY CARE HOME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY  SCHOOL  EVACUATIONS  OR
 LOCKDOWNS, AND ANY ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE VICINITY OF
 SUCH  CHILD  DAY  CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY
 CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE  HOME.  SUCH
 NOTICE  SHALL BE GIVEN BY A TELEPHONE CALL MADE TO A DESIGNATED INDIVID-
 UAL AT EACH CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY
 DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL  AGED  CHILD  CARE  HOME
 WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION. EACH
 CHILD  DAY  CARE  PROVIDER, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE
 HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME,  AND  SCHOOL  AGED  CHILD  CARE  HOME  SHALL
 PROVIDE THE LOCAL COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE NAME
 AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PERSON IT HAS SELECTED AS THE DESIGNATED
 PERSON TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF SUCH EMERGENCIES.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.