Establishes the position of an insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness commission to be appointed by the governor and serve as a non-voting member.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7820
SPONSOR: Jean-Pierre TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of
an insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness commission
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to provide the position of insurance liaison
on the disaster preparedness commission.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the executive law to allow for the appointment of an
expert insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness committee. This
member is to be appointed by the governor and will be a nonvoting member
on the commission.
Section 2 is the enacting clause.
JUSTIFICATION:
The position of an insurance liaison would be very useful on the Disas-
ter Preparedness Commission for a variety of reasons. This bill would
eliminate any confusion on what is insured and what is not. The liaison
would clear up any gray area and increase communication between the
Disaster Preparedness Commission, Department of Financial Services, and
insurance companies. The liaison would help the Commission better under-
stand insurance issues that are complex and often cannot be understood
by someone who is not an expert in the field.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022 - Passed Senate (Brooks) - Held in Assembly Insurance
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7820
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 15, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of
an insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness commission
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 21 of the executive law, as
2 amended by chapter 699 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. There is hereby created in the executive department a disaster
5 preparedness commission consisting of the commissioners of transporta-
6 tion, health, division of criminal justice services, education, economic
7 development, agriculture and markets, housing and community renewal,
8 general services, labor, environmental conservation, mental health,
9 addiction services and supports, parks, recreation and historic preser-
10 vation, corrections and community supervision, children and family
11 services, homeland security and emergency services, and people with
12 developmental disabilities, the president of the New York state energy
13 research and development authority, the superintendents of state police
14 and financial services, the secretary of state, the state fire adminis-
15 trator, the chair of the public service commission, the adjutant gener-
16 al, the office of information technology services, and the office of
17 victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, the office for the
18 aging, the metropolitan transportation authority, the port authority of
19 New York and New Jersey, the chief professional officer of the state
20 coordinating chapter of the American Red Cross, the chief professional
21 officer of 2-1-1 New York state and [three] four additional members, to
22 be appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be chief executives, one
23 of whom shall act as a liaison between the insurance industry and the
24 commission and such liaison shall be a non-voting member of the commis-
25 sion. Each member agency may designate an executive level officer of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 that agency, with responsibility for disaster preparedness matters, who
2 may represent that agency on the commission. The commissioner of the
3 division of homeland security and emergency services shall serve as
4 chair of the commission, and the governor shall designate the vice chair
5 of the commission. The members of the commission, except those who serve
6 ex officio, shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
7 incurred in the performance of their duties under this article but shall
8 receive no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to
9 this article.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
11 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
12 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
13 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
14 completed on or before such effective date.
