S277-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners.

Sponsor: MAZIARZ / Co-sponsor(s): ALESI, BONACIC, DEFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, GRIFFO, RANZENHOFER, SALAND, YOUNG
Law Section: County Law / Law: Add S672, County L

S277-2011 Actions

Jun 18, 2012: referred to local governments
Jun 18, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 18, 2012: PASSED SENATE
Jun 4, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 277B
May 30, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 277A
Mar 5, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Mar 1, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Feb 29, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.207
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S277-2011 Meetings

Local Government: Feb 29, 2012

S277-2011 Calendars

S277-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Local Government - Feb 29, 2012

Ayes (7): Martins, Ball, Little, McDonald, Ritchie, Stewart-Cousins, Klein
Excused (1): Oppenheimer

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 18, 2012

Ayes (56): Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (6): Adams, Alesi, Espaillat, Huntley, O'Mara, Perkins

S277-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S277

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the county law, in relation to mutual aid agreements between
counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners

PURPOSE:
To allow coroners' services from adjacent counties to assist
a county in a time of disaster.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the county
law by adding a new
section 672, which authorizes counties to enter into written or
mutual aid agreements for the provision of services provided by the
county coroner's office or the office of the medical examiner in such
counties.

Section 2 provides that this bill shall not alter the liability of any
county that enters into a mutual aid agreement under this bill to a
third party claimant for any cause of action that arises out of such
an agreement. In addition, proper venue shall be any of the counties
involved.

Section 3 states the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Recent events, natural catastrophe or
terrorist-related, have brought to light the need for cooperation
between counties to assist one another in the expedient management of
mass casualties. As the law exists today, a large scale catastrophe
would be too large of a burden for counties with only one coroner.
Additionally, if the existing coroner falls ill, there is no one to
replace him. These mutual aid agreements would improve counties'
capabilities to manage emergencies and deaths.

BILL HISTORY:
S.2621-A 2007/2008; Advanced to Third Reading,
Committed to Rules Committee.
S.3220 of 2009/2010; Referred to Local Government

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S277-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                           277
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, GRIF
 FO, RANZENHOFER, SALAND, YOUNG -- 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 mutual aid agreements
 between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical
 examiners
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  county law is amended by adding a new section 672 to
 read as follows:

 

S 672. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR CORONERS' SERVICES. 1.   TWO OR  MORE
 COUNTIES  ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO WRITTEN MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR
 THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE  COUNTY  CORONER'S  OFFICE  OR
 OFFICE  OF  THE  MEDICAL EXAMINER IN SUCH COUNTIES. EACH COUNTY SHALL BE
 LIABLE FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ITS  EMPLOYEES  OR  AGENTS  WHEN  ACTING
 PURSUANT  TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT IN THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT
 AS IF SUCH ACTS OR  OMISSIONS  OCCURRED  WITHIN  THE  COUNTY;  AND  SUCH
 EMPLOYEES  OR AGENTS SHALL HAVE IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES FOR THEIR ACTS
 OR OMISSIONS WHEN ACTING PURSUANT TO  SUCH  AN  AGREEMENT  IN  THE  SAME
 MANNER  AND  TO  THE  SAME  EXTENT AS IF SUCH ACTS OR OMISSIONS OCCURRED
 WITHIN THE COUNTY; EXCEPT THAT SUCH A CONTRACT MAY  APPORTION  LIABILITY
 OTHERWISE BETWEEN OR AMONG THE COUNTIES.
 2.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER THE LIABILITY
 OF ANY COUNTY THAT ENTERS INTO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  TO  A  THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT ARISES
 OUT OF SUCH AGREEMENT. THE PROPER VENUE FOR ANY  SUCH  CAUSE  OF  ACTION
 SHALL BE IN ANY OF THE COUNTIES INVOLVED IN SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01670-01-1

S277-2011: Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners