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                                   7820
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 15, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  establishment  of
   an insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness commission
 
   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  699  of  the  laws  of 2022, 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] FOUR additional members, to
 be appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be chief executives, ONE
 OF WHOM SHALL ACT AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE INSURANCE  INDUSTRY  AND  THE
 COMMISSION  AND SUCH LIAISON SHALL BE A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE COMMIS-
 SION. Each member agency may designate an  executive  level  officer  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 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 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 article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.