Bill Text: NY A05942 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the state shall offer a statewide emergency services internet protocol network (ESINet) available for connection to local public safety answering points (PSAPs).

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to ways and means [A05942 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05942-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5942--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 24, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to the next generation 911
          system, an emergency services internet protocol network

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 325-a to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 325-a. Next generation 911 system, an  emergency  services  internet
     4  protocol network. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term:
     5    (a) "next generation 911 system, an emergency services internet proto-
     6  col network (ESINet)" means a new base technology enabling the public or
     7  subscriber  of  a  communication  service to reach an appropriate public
     8  safety answering points (PSAP) by sending the digits  911  via  dialing,
     9  text, or short message service (SMS), or any other technological means.
    10    (b)  "next  generation  911  system  provider"  means  an  entity that
    11  provides next generation or IP-enabled 911 system to a PSAP.
    12    2. Subject to appropriations, the state shall offer a statewide ESINet
    13  available for connection to local PSAPs.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09137-02-3