Bill Text: NY A01629 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-13 - substituted by s3738a [A01629 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01629-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        1629--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the county law, in relation to mutual aid agreements
         between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical
         examiners
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  county law is amended by adding a new section 672 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 672. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR CORONERS' SERVICES. 1.   TWO OR  MORE
    4  COUNTIES  ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO WRITTEN MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR
    5  THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE  COUNTY  CORONER'S  OFFICE  OR
    6  OFFICE  OF  THE  MEDICAL EXAMINER IN SUCH COUNTIES. EACH COUNTY SHALL BE
    7  LIABLE FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ITS  EMPLOYEES  OR  AGENTS  WHEN  ACTING
    8  PURSUANT  TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT IN THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT
    9  AS IF SUCH ACTS OR  OMISSIONS  OCCURRED  WITHIN  THE  COUNTY;  AND  SUCH
   10  EMPLOYEES  OR AGENTS SHALL HAVE IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES FOR THEIR ACTS
   11  OR OMISSIONS WHEN ACTING PURSUANT TO  SUCH  AN  AGREEMENT  IN  THE  SAME
   12  MANNER  AND  TO  THE  SAME  EXTENT AS IF SUCH ACTS OR OMISSIONS OCCURRED
   13  WITHIN THE COUNTY.
   14    2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER  THE  LIABILITY
   15  OF  ANY  COUNTY THAT ENTERS INTO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
   16  SECTION TO A THIRD PARTY CLAIMANT FOR ANY CAUSE OF  ACTION  THAT  ARISES
   17  OUT  OF  SUCH AGREEMENT OR THE JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF ANY COUNTY
   18  THAT ENTERS INTO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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