Bill Text: NY S03922 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the office of homeland security to establish and implement a statewide planning and mapping system of schools, colleges and universities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S03922 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S03922-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3922 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 6, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, LARKIN, MORAHAN, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to public safety and requiring the office of homeland security, in consultation with the department of education, to establish a statewide planning and mapping system for the schools, colleges and universities of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 716 to 2 read as follows: 3 S 716. STATEWIDE CRITICAL INCIDENT MAPPING AND PLANNING SYSTEM. 1. TO 4 THE EXTENT THAT FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE, THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURI- 5 TY SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM FOR THE 6 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THIS STATE FOR 7 USE BY RESPONSE AGENCIES THAT ARE CALLED TO RESPOND TO AN ACT OF TERROR- 8 ISM OR RELATED EMERGENCY. 9 2. THE STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM MUST INCLUDE, WITHOUT 10 LIMITATION: 11 A. THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE SOFTWARE 12 PROGRAM THAT COMPRISES THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FLOOR 13 PLANS, FIRE PROTECTION INFORMATION, BUILDING EVACUATION PLANS, UTILITY 14 INFORMATION, KNOWN HAZARDS, AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONTACT EMERGENCY 15 PERSONNEL; 16 B. THE MANNER BY WHICH INFORMATION PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A 17 OF THIS SUBDIVISION MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SYSTEM FROM THE STATE 18 AGENCIES AND THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEM; 19 C. STANDARDS FOR THE SOFTWARE THAT MUST BE USED BY STATE AGENCIES AND 20 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEM; 21 D. CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THE SYSTEM BY RESPONSE AGENCIES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06716-01-9 S. 3922 2 1 E. GUIDELINES FOR (I) THE ACCESSIBILITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFOR- 2 MATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SYSTEM; AND (II) THE INCORPORATION, IN 3 CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SYSTEM, OF THE ITEMS DESCRIBED IN PARA- 4 GRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION; 5 F. A LIST OF PRIORITY, DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INFORMATION 6 OBTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY 7 MONEY THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDI- 8 VISIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEM; AND 9 G. GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED BY THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE 10 TRAINING OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY RESPONSE AGENCIES CONCERNING THE USE OF 11 THE SYSTEM. 12 3. TO THE EXTENT MONEY IS MADE AVAILABLE, THE STATE AGENCIES AND POLI- 13 TICAL SUBDIVISIONS SHALL: 14 A. PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM; AND 15 B. INCORPORATE INTO THEIR USE OF THE SYSTEM, WITHOUT LIMITATION: 16 (I) EVACUATION ROUTES AND STRATEGIES FOR EVACUATION; 17 (II) ALARMS AND OTHER SIGNALS OR MEANS OF NOTIFICATION; 18 (III) PLANS FOR SHELTERING IN PLACE; AND 19 (IV) TRAINING AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION IN CONNECTION WITH ATTACKS 20 INVOLVING VIOLENCE. 21 IF A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION USES ITS OWN PLANNING AND 22 MAPPING SYSTEM BEFORE THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY ESTABLISHES A 23 STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM, THE STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL 24 SUBDIVISION MAY CONTINUE TO USE ITS SYSTEM UNLESS MONEY IS MADE AVAIL- 25 ABLE FOR THE STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO UPDATE OR MODIFY 26 ITS SYSTEM AS NECESSARY FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE SYSTEM. 27 4. THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHALL PURSUE ANY MONEY THAT MAY BE 28 AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION 29 OF A STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 30 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO 31 THE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE 32 SYSTEM. THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY MAY ACCEPT GIFTS, GRANTS, AND 33 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF A STATEWIDE 34 PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM. 35 5. EACH STATE AGENCY AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT PARTICIPATES IN 36 THE SYSTEM SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND ON 37 OR BEFORE JULY FIRST EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF HOME- 38 LAND SECURITY A PROGRESS REPORT SETTING FORTH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGU- 39 LATIONS ADOPTED BY THE OFFICE, THE EXPERIENCE OF THE AGENCY OR POLITICAL 40 SUBDIVISION, AS APPLICABLE, WITH RESPECT TO ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE 41 SYSTEM. THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHALL RECEIVE AND PROCESS SUCH 42 PROGRESS REPORTS AND PROVIDE TO THE LEGISLATURE A SUMMARIZED OVERVIEW OF 43 THE SYSTEM ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND EACH 44 OCTOBER FIRST THEREAFTER. 45 6. AFTER THE STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM IS ESTABLISHED 46 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, EACH STATE AGENCY AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION 47 THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND 48 SECURITY ANY INITIAL OR FINAL PLAN FOR A PUBLIC WORK PROJECT. 49 7. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: 50 A. "ACT OF TERRORISM" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN 51 SECTION 490.05 OF THE PENAL LAW. 52 B. "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" MEANS ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, 53 SPECIAL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. 54 C. "RESPONSE AGENCY" MEANS THE DEPARTMENTS OF FIRE, POLICE, ENVIRON- 55 MENTAL PROTECTION, HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION AND SANITATION, AND THE DIVI- S. 3922 3 1 SION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPO- 2 RATION. 3 D. "SHELTERING IN PLACE" MEANS TO REMAIN INSIDE A BUILDING, ROOM, 4 STRUCTURE, OR OTHER LOCATION DURING AN EMERGENCY WHEN EGRESS MAY BE 5 IMPOSSIBLE OR WHEN EGRESS MAY PRESENT A MORE SUBSTANTIAL RISK THAN 6 REMAINING INSIDE THE BUILDING, ROOM, STRUCTURE, OR OTHER LOCATION. 7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.