S01741 Summary:

BILL NOS01741
 
SAME ASSAME AS A03151
 
SPONSORRAMOS
 
COSPNSRBAILEY, MYRIE
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §27, Cor L
 
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.
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S01741 Actions:

BILL NOS01741
 
01/13/2023REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
01/03/2024REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
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S01741 Committee Votes:

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S01741 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S01741 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1741
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS,  BAILEY,  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Crime
          Victims, Crime and 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:
 
     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 27 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 27. Assistance by state and federal agencies and municipalities. The
     4  warden or superintendent of any state  institution  in  the  department,
     5  having  due  regard  to  the  safety of the incarcerated individuals and
     6  property of the institution, shall accept humanitarian aid from state or
     7  federal agencies or from municipalities in the event  of  an  emergency.
     8  For  the purposes of this section, an "emergency" shall include, but not
     9  be limited to, loss of power, heat or water or a medical state of  emer-
    10  gency and "humanitarian aid" shall mean material assistance actually and
    11  reasonably  necessary,  including  but  not  limited  to  bottled water,
    12  medical supplies and supply kits, battery or solar powered  flashlights,
    13  blankets,  monetary  donations,  medical prevention supplies mandated by
    14  the centers for disease control and prevention  and  mandatory  outbreak
    15  plans  which  are comparable in standards and regulations for healthcare
    16  centers, to alleviate suffering and provide support to staff,  incarcer-
    17  ated  individuals and other individuals on site at any state institution
    18  during an emergency.
    19    § 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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