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A04862 Summary:

A04862 Actions:

A04862 Committee Votes:

Committee:LABOR   Chair:Joyner      
DATE:02/28/2023AYE/NAY:27/1  Action: Favorable         
Joyner
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
DiPietro
Nay
Benedetto
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Durso
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Steck
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Slater
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Zinerman
Aye
Taylor
Excused
Sillitti
Aye
Tapia
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Alvarez
Aye
Ardila
Aye

A04862 Floor Votes:

A04862 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A4862
 
SPONSOR: Ardila

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to providing employers with
the opportunity to register for emergency alerts from the state of New
York public safety alert mass notification system
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To improve the distribution of emergency information by providing
employers with an additional opportunity to register with the state of
New York public safety alert mass notification system.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 would require the. Department of Labor, in consultation with
the Office of Information Technology, to provide every employer in the
state with a registration form to voluntary register with the emergency
alert notification system. The form would be accompanied by a summary of
the benefits of registering for alerts, including a description of how
to use the system, and an example for dissemination to workers.
 
Section 2 would provide the effective date.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
N/A
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
On Thursday November 15, 2018, New York City, Westchester, Long Island
and the surrounding areas were crippled by a snowstorm that many would
consider to be minor, having produced only six inches of snow.  Stories
include commutes typically under an hour in duration taking in excess of
six hours. Children were on school buses for up to ten hours. Service on
thousands of buses was abruptly canceled, and countless commuters were
stranded or delayed with train cancelations or delays. Emergency vehi-
cles and plows could not get through the gridlock, further exacerbating
the situation. The unexpected nature of the storm was further compounded
by the lack of information available to the public. Requests to stay off
the roads did not reach commuters and instead employers were sending
employees home early, causing even further delays.
 
This bill aims to amplify the distribution of public safety notifica-
tions by facilitating employer registration in the emergency alert
notification system (alert.ny.gov). The ability to distribute informa-
tion through this system can help elevate and manage weather and other
emergencies by effectively distributing important and relevant informa-
tion to reduce difficulties, delays, and threats to health and safety
caused by significant weather events and other emergencies.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S3946-A (Mayer)/No Same As: passed Senate (2021); passed Senate
(2022)
 
 
2019-20: S5805 (Mayer)/ No Same As: referred to Labor (2019); referred
to Labor (2020)
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
Minimal fiscal impact.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect on the thirtieth day after becoming a law.

A04862 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4862
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 23, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ARDILA -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Labor
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to providing employers with
          the opportunity to register for emergency alerts from the state of New
          York public safety alert mass notification system

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 219-d to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 219-d. Emergency alert notification system employer registration. 1.
     4  The department, in consultation with the  state  office  of  information
     5  technology  services,  shall  provide every employer in the state with a
     6  registration form which shall be created by the state office of informa-
     7  tion technology services, to voluntarily  register  with  the  emergency
     8  alert  notification  system. Such registration form shall be accompanied
     9  by a summary of the benefits of registering for alerts from the emergen-
    10  cy alert notification system, including a description of how the use  of
    11  the  emergency  alert  system can be utilized to preserve the health and
    12  safety of workers, and an example for dissemination to workers of infor-
    13  mation received from an emergency alert notification.
    14    2. For the purposes of this section, the "emergency alert notification
    15  system" shall mean the state office of information  technology  services
    16  alert system known as alert.ny.gov, or NY-Alert.
    17    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    18  have become a law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04625-03-3

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