New York S 4923: Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities

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S04923 Summary:

BILL NOS04923 

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COSPNSRBAILEY, MYRIE

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Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities in the event of an emergency, including loss of power, heat, or water or a medical state of emergency.

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BILL NOS04923 

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4923

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, BAILEY, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime
 Victims, Crime and Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring wardens or
 superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from
 state and federal agencies and municipalities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 27 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 27. Assistance by state and federal agencies and municipalities. The
 4 warden or superintendent of any state institution in the department,
 5 having due regard to the safety of the incarcerated individuals and
 6 property of the institution, shall accept humanitarian aid from state or
 7 federal agencies or from municipalities in the event of an emergency.
 8 For the purposes of this section, an "emergency" shall include, but not
 9 be limited to, loss of power, heat or water or a medical state of emer-
 10 gency and "humanitarian aid" shall mean material assistance actually and
 11 reasonably necessary, including but not limited to bottled water,
 12 medical supplies and supply kits, battery or solar powered flashlights,
 13 blankets, monetary donations, medical prevention supplies mandated by
 14 the centers for disease control and prevention and mandatory outbreak
 15 plans which are comparable in standards and regulations for healthcare
 16 centers, to alleviate suffering and provide support to staff, incarcer-
 17 ated individuals and other individuals on site at any state institution
 18 during an emergency.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09834-01-5

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