NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2609

Senate Bill S2609

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires residential facilities controlled by state agencies to maintain on file and make accessible a facility site plan

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to cities
Jan 13, 2017	referred to cities

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2017-S2609 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: General City Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-a, Gen City L; amd §274-a, Town L; amd §7-725-a, Vil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4073
2011-2012: S821
2013-2014: S1362
2015-2016: S1190

2017-S2609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires residential facilities controlled by state agencies to maintain on file and make accessible a facility site plan.

2017-S2609 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2609

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the general city law, the town law and the village
law, in relation to requiring residential facilities of state agencies
to maintain on file and make accessible a facility site plan

 PURPOSE :

To ensure that all state owned residential facilities maintain on file
and make accessible a facility site plan.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 - Amends section 27-a of the general city law by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to direct every residential facility under state
agency control to have accessible a facility site plan.

Section 2 - Amends section 274-a of the town law by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to direct every residential facility under state
agency control to have accessible a facility site plan.

Section 3 - Amends section 7-725-a of the village law by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to direct every residential facility under state
agency control to have accessible a facility site plan.

Section 4 - Contains the effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

New York State has sovereign immunity with respect to local laws.

 JUSTIFICATION :

On March 21, 2009, a tragic fire broke out at the State's Riverview
IRA group home. Four residents lost their lives in the fire. First
responders to the fire were impeded by not having site plans to locate
and evacuate the residents from the building. This legislation
requires every state residential facility to have accessible a
facility site plan. The plans must be made available to the local
municipal governing body and emergency responders upon request,
ensuring the health and safety of those who live and work in
residential facilities.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.1190-B Committed to Finance; A.8147; Referred to Local
Governments
2013/14: S. 1362 Committed to Finance; A. 4510 Referred to Local
Governments
2011-12: S. 821 Committed to Rules; A. 524 Local Governments
2009-10: S. 4073 Finance; A. 7821 Local Governments

 FISCAL AND LOCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2017-S2609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2609
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, the town law and the village  law,
   in  relation  to requiring residential facilities of state agencies to
   maintain on file and make accessible a facility site plan

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 27-a of the general city law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  AVAILABILITY OF SITE PLAN.  EVERY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF A STATE AGENCY SHALL KEEP ON FILE AT SUCH RESIDENTIAL FACILI-
 TY  AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE A FACILITY SITE PLAN. UPON REQUEST, THE RESIDEN-
 TIAL FACILITY SITE PLAN SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE  LOCAL  MUNICIPAL
 GOVERNING BODY AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION,  "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, COMMISSION, BOARD,
 PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER AGENCY OF  THE  STATE,  INCLUDING  ANY  PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION ANY MEMBER OF WHOSE BOARD IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
 NOR.
   § 2. Section 274-a of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  AVAILABILITY OF SITE PLAN.  EVERY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF A STATE AGENCY SHALL KEEP ON FILE AT SUCH RESIDENTIAL FACILI-
 TY  AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE A FACILITY SITE PLAN. UPON REQUEST, THE RESIDEN-
 TIAL FACILITY SITE PLAN SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE  LOCAL  MUNICIPAL
 GOVERNING BODY AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION,  "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, COMMISSION, BOARD,
 PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER AGENCY OF  THE  STATE,  INCLUDING  ANY  PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION ANY MEMBER OF WHOSE BOARD IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
 NOR.
   §  3.  Section  7-725-a  of the village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00291-01-7

 S. 2609                             2
 
   1-A.  AVAILABILITY OF SITE PLAN.  EVERY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF A STATE AGENCY SHALL KEEP ON FILE AT SUCH RESIDENTIAL FACILI-
 TY AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE A FACILITY SITE PLAN. UPON REQUEST, THE  RESIDEN-
 TIAL  FACILITY  SITE PLAN SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL
 GOVERNING BODY AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION,  "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, COMMISSION, BOARD,
 PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER AGENCY OF  THE  STATE,  INCLUDING  ANY  PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION ANY MEMBER OF WHOSE BOARD IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
 NOR.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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