Assembly Bill A3151

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A3151 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1741
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3393
2021-2022: S1052

2023-A3151 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities in the event of an emergency, including loss of power, heat, or water or a medical state of emergency.

2023-A3151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3151
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring wardens  or
   superintendents  of  correctional facilities to accept assistance from
   state and federal agencies and municipalities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 27 to
 read as follows:
   § 27. ASSISTANCE BY STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MUNICIPALITIES. THE
 WARDEN  OR  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  ANY STATE INSTITUTION IN THE DEPARTMENT,
 HAVING DUE REGARD TO THE SAFETY  OF  THE  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUALS  AND
 PROPERTY OF THE INSTITUTION, SHALL ACCEPT HUMANITARIAN AID FROM STATE OR
 FEDERAL  AGENCIES  OR  FROM MUNICIPALITIES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN "EMERGENCY" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT
 BE  LIMITED TO, LOSS OF POWER, HEAT OR WATER OR A MEDICAL STATE OF EMER-
 GENCY AND "HUMANITARIAN AID" SHALL MEAN MATERIAL ASSISTANCE ACTUALLY AND
 REASONABLY NECESSARY,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  BOTTLED  WATER,
 MEDICAL  SUPPLIES AND SUPPLY KITS, BATTERY OR SOLAR POWERED FLASHLIGHTS,
 BLANKETS, MONETARY DONATIONS, MEDICAL PREVENTION  SUPPLIES  MANDATED  BY
 THE  CENTERS  FOR  DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND MANDATORY OUTBREAK
 PLANS WHICH ARE COMPARABLE IN STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS  FOR  HEALTHCARE
 CENTERS,  TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STAFF, INCARCER-
 ATED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON SITE AT ANY STATE  INSTITUTION
 DURING AN EMERGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04662-01-3

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