NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8553A

Senate Bill S8553A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the activation of 2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9526 - Passed Senate

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
Jun 01, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1669 substituted for s8553a
Jun 01, 2022	substituted by a9526a
May 31, 2022	ordered to third reading cal.1669 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 06, 2022	print number 8553a
May 06, 2022	amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Mar 11, 2022	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A9526
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  May 31, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8553A
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 31, 2022
      
      aye (19)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Ritchie
      
      absent (1)
      
      O'Mara

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2021-S8553 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9526
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§21 & 22, Exec L

2021-S8553 - Summary

Add the chief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York state to the disaster preparedness commission.

2021-S8553 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8553

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the activation of
2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to include 2-1-1 services as a part
of the State's emergency disaster plan and provide for its continued
activation during an emergency.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Subdivision 1 of Section 21 of the Executive Law is amended
to add the chief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York to the State
preparedness commission.

Section 2: The executive law is amended by adding a new section 28-b
which would activate the 2-1-1 system when a state disaster emergency is

declared.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the United Way, there are approximately 1.5 million nonpro-
fit organizations in the United States, plus thousands of government
agencies. Finding health and human services help can be confusing and
intimidating, leaving many people not knowing where to start. That is
why 2-1-1 was developed--as an easy-to-remember phone number for people
in need of help.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside 2-1-1 as the
number to use nationally for health and human services information and
referral in 1999, they directed telephone providers to work with organ-
izations like United Way to implement the service. Subsequently New
York's Public Service Commission assigned the number to 2-1-1 New York
to develop the service on a statewide basis.

2-1-1 contact centers are staffed by trained specialists who quickly
assess the callers' needs and refer them to the help they need. 2-1-1
services are free, confidential, and accessible to everyone through
multilingual capabilities. Information is also available online through
comprehensive regional databases of government and nonprofit services.

While initially developed with access to day-to-day human services in
mind, 2-1-1 in NYS has proven to be an asset in disaster response and
long-term recovery. 2-1-1 relieves 911 and other government agencies of
calls for non-emergency assistance during and after a disaster.  Past
examples in New York State include snow and ice storms, flooding, as
well as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.

2-1-1 has grown to be a critical resource for our communities in times
of natural disaster and during the Covid pandemic response by providing
reliable, up-to-date, relevant information for those impacted, first
responders, and long-term groups. This legislation recognizes the impor-
tance of the 2-1-1 system and includes the program in the State's disas-
ter plan and calls for its continued activation during disaster and will
serve as a public information in coordination with emergency management
professionals.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is new legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

This legislation will have no fiscal implications for State or local
governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8553 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8553
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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  the  activation  of
   2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Subdivision 1 of section 21  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  116  of  the  laws  of 2020, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. There is hereby created in  the  executive  department  a  disaster
 preparedness  commission  consisting of the commissioners of transporta-
 tion, health, division of criminal justice services, education, economic
 development, agriculture and markets,  housing  and  community  renewal,
 general  services,  labor,  environmental  conservation,  mental health,
 addiction services and supports, parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation,  corrections  and  community  supervision,  children  and family
 services, homeland security and  emergency  services,  and  people  with
 developmental  disabilities,  the president of the New York state energy
 research and development authority, the superintendents of state  police
 and  financial services, the secretary of state, the state fire adminis-
 trator, the chair of the public service commission, the adjutant  gener-
 al,  the  office  of  information technology services, and the office of
 victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, the office for the
 aging, the metropolitan transportation authority, the port authority  of
 New  York  and  New  Jersey, the chief professional officer of the state
 coordinating chapter of the American Red Cross, THE  CHIEF  PROFESSIONAL
 OFFICER  OF  2-1-1  NEW  YORK  STATE and three additional members, to be
 appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be chief  executives.  Each
 member  agency  may designate an executive level officer of that agency,
 with responsibility for disaster preparedness matters, who may represent
 that agency on the commission.   The commissioner  of  the  division  of
 homeland  security  and  emergency  services shall serve as chair of the
 commission, and the governor shall  designate  the  vice  chair  of  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14813-01-2
 S. 8553                             2
 
 commission.  The  members  of  the commission, except those who serve ex
 officio, shall be allowed their actual and necessary  expenses  incurred
 in  the performance of their duties under this article but shall receive
 no  additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to this arti-
 cle.
   § 2.  The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  28-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  28-B. ACTIVATION OF 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE; STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY.
 1.  WHENEVER A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN ANY COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE BY THE GOVERNOR, THE DECLARATION  SHALL  ACTIVATE
 2-1-1  NEW  YORK  STATE TO RESPOND TO NON-EMERGENCY REQUESTS FOR ASSIST-
 ANCE.  THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION, IN CARRYING OUT THE  DISAS-
 TER  DECLARATION,  SHALL  COORDINATE WITH 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES. 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE SHALL ACT AS A PUBLIC
 INFORMATION  POINT  FOR  INFORMATION,  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  EMERGENCY
 MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS.
   2. THE GOVERNOR MAY ALSO ACTIVATE 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE UPON THE THREAT
 OR OCCURRENCE OF A DISASTER.
   § 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9526
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§21 & 22, Exec L

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Add the chief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York state to the disaster preparedness commission.

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8553A

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the activation of
2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to include 2-1-1 services as a part
of the State's emergency disaster plan and to integrate the service into
the emergency response effort.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Subdivision 1 of Section 21 of the Executive Law is amended
to add the chief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York to the State
preparedness commission.

Section 2: Paragraph 10 of subdivision 3 of section 22 of the executive
law is amended by including coordination of 2-1-1 services in the

State's disaster planning

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the United Way, there are approximately 1.5 million nonpro-
fit organizations in the United States, plus thousands of government
agencies. Finding health and human services help can be confusing and
intimidating, leaving many people not knowing where to start. That is
why 2-1-1 was developed-as an easy-to-remember phone number for people
in need of help.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside 2-1-1 as the
number to use nationally for health and human services information and
referral in 1999, they directed telephone providers to work with organ-
izations like United Way to implement the service. Subsequently New
York's Public Service Commission assigned the number to 2-1-1 New York
to develop the service on a statewide basis.

2-1-1 contact centers are staffed by trained specialists who quickly
assess the callers' needs and refer them to the help they need. 2-1-1
services are free, confidential, and accessible to everyone through
multilingual capabilities. Information is also available online through
comprehensive regional databases of government and nonprofit services.

While initially developed with access to day-to-day human services in
mind, 2-1-1 in NYS has proven to be an asset in disaster response and
long-term recovery. 2-1-1 relieves 911 and other government agencies of
calls for non-emergency assistance during and after a disaster.  Past
examples in New York State include snow and ice storms, flooding, as
well as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.

2-1-1 has grown to be a critical resource for our communities in times
of natural disaster and during the Covid pandemic response by providing
reliable, up-to-date, relevant information for those impacted first
responders, and long-term groups. This legislation recognizes the impor-
tance of the 2-1-1 system and includes the program in the State's disas-
ter plan and will provide public information in coordination with emer-
gency management professionals.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is new legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

This legislation will have no fiscal implications for State or local
governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8553--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM,  BROUK,  RYAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
   ans,  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the activation of
   2-1-1 New York state upon declaration of a state disaster emergency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision  1  of  section 21 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 116 of the laws  of  2020,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  There  is  hereby  created  in the executive department a disaster
 preparedness commission consisting of the commissioners  of  transporta-
 tion, health, division of criminal justice services, education, economic
 development,  agriculture  and  markets,  housing and community renewal,
 general services,  labor,  environmental  conservation,  mental  health,
 addiction  services and supports, parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation, corrections  and  community  supervision,  children  and  family
 services,  homeland  security  and  emergency  services, and people with
 developmental disabilities, the president of the New York  state  energy
 research  and development authority, the superintendents of state police
 and financial services, the secretary of state, the state fire  adminis-
 trator,  the chair of the public service commission, the adjutant gener-
 al, the office of information technology services,  and  the  office  of
 victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, the office for the
 aging,  the metropolitan transportation authority, the port authority of
 New York and New Jersey, the chief professional  officer  of  the  state
 coordinating  chapter  of the American Red Cross, THE CHIEF PROFESSIONAL
 OFFICER OF 2-1-1 NEW YORK STATE and  three  additional  members,  to  be
 appointed  by  the governor, two of whom shall be chief executives. Each
 member agency may designate an executive level officer of  that  agency,
 with responsibility for disaster preparedness matters, who may represent
 that  agency  on  the  commission.   The commissioner of the division of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14813-03-2
 S. 8553--A                          2
 
 homeland security and emergency services shall serve  as  chair  of  the
 commission,  and  the  governor  shall  designate  the vice chair of the
 commission. The members of the commission, except  those  who  serve  ex
 officio,  shall  be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred
 in the performance of their duties under this article but shall  receive
 no  additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to this arti-
 cle.
   § 2. Subparagraph 10 of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 22  of
 the  executive  law,  as amended by section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (10) providing information to the public, INCLUDING COORDINATION  WITH
 ANY STATE RECOGNIZED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES;
   § 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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Sponsored By

Pete Harckham

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9526 - Passed Senate

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Samra G. Brouk

Sean M. Ryan

2021-S8553 - Details

2021-S8553 - Summary

2021-S8553 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8553 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Samra G. Brouk

Sean M. Ryan

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8553A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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