Bill Text: NY A07161 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A07161 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07161-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7161
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 14, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. J. MILLER, CALHOUN, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M.  of  A.  MAYERSOHN,  SALADINO, SAYWARD, WEISENBERG -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  holding  harmless
         certain emergency volunteers in disaster response
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Subparagraphs 15 and 16 of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of
    2  section 22 of the executive law, subparagraph 15 as amended and subpara-
    3  graph 16 as added by section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of
    4  2010, are amended and a new subparagraph 17 is added to read as follows:
    5    (15)  a  system  for  obtaining and coordinating situational awareness
    6  including the centralized assessment of disaster effects  and  resultant
    7  needs; [and]
    8    (16)  utilization  and  coordination of programs to assist individuals
    9  with household pets and  service  animals  following  a  disaster,  with
   10  particular  attention to means of evacuation, shelter and transportation
   11  options[.]; AND
   12    (17) THE STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE  LIABILITY  AND  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION
   13  INSURANCE  COVERAGE FOR AUTHORIZED VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS
   14  TO MOVE OR OTHERWISE PROTECT ANIMALS FROM A  CLEAR  AND  PRESENT  DANGER
   15  CAUSED BY A MAN-MADE OR NATURAL DISASTER.
   16    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
   17  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08206-01-1