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Focuses on community-specific needs. by requiring disaster education to account for local linguistic and cultural differences, potentially making preparedness information more accessible and effective for diverse populations.
Mandates oversight and consistency. through approval by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, which may lead to higher standards and uniformity in public disaster education across New York.
Could improve disaster outcomes. by ensuring more residents are informed and prepared, possibly reducing injuries, property damage, and confusion during emergencies by reaching more vulnerable or hard-to-reach groups.
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Teach Disaster Preparedness
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- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
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- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
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Teach Disaster Preparedness
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2791
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 29, 2019
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 23 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3-a to read as follows:
(3-a) a public education component that shall be widely disseminated, as approved by the division of homeland security and emergency services pursuant to regulations promulgated by such division, and shall take into consideration the linguistic and cultural characteristics of the inhabitants;
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07137-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring local disas- ter preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention
Purpose
This bill would require that disaster preparedness plans include a public education component.
Summary of provisions
Section One amends the executive law by adding a new subparagraph 3-a to subdivision 7 of § 23 to include a public education component that shall be widely disseminated as approved by the division of homeland security and emergency services pursuant to regulations promulgated by such divi- sion.
Justification
In order to effectively implement an evacuation plan, a vigorous and ongoing public education campaign is fundamental. The City of New York conducted a study to scientifically measure the awareness level among city residents. The New York City Hurricane Evacuation Study, Behavioral Analysis Findings, showed just how uninformed the residents of New York are when it comes to a weather-related evacuation. Most residents are unaware how to behave during a hurricane or an evacuation. At least 75% of the residents surveyed by the City's own Hurricane Evacuation Study said they were not aware of the evacuation zones. More than 85's of all New Yorkers had never seen "Ready New York", the Office of Emergency Management's official public handbook for surviving disasters.
It is clear that the majority of City residents, know little or nothing about the evacuation process, and that there is dire need for a system- atic public education campaign. The public education component required by this bill would also consider non-English speaking populations who need to be adequately educated about the plan as well.
Legislative history
S 1395 COMRIE Same as A 3214 Ortiz
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 180 days after it shall have become law.
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