Bill Text: NY S06571 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires public safety answering points to be equipped with a system for processing requests for emergency services via text message.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S06571 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06571-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6571
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 27, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
        AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to requiring  public  safety
          answering  points to be equipped with a system for processing requests
          for emergency services via text message
          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 336 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 336. Requests for emergency services via text message. No later than
     4  three years from the effective date of  this  section,  each  state  and
     5  local  public safety answering point shall be equipped with an emergency
     6  enhanced 911 system approved by the board in a manner that is consistent
     7  with federal law, for the processing of requests for emergency  services
     8  sent via text message.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13435-01-5