Bill Text: NY A05942 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the state shall offer a statewide emergency services internet protocol network (ESINet) available for connection to local public safety answering points (PSAPs).

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to ways and means [A05942 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05942-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5942

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 24, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments

        AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the next  generation  911
          system, an emergency services internet protocol network

          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 325-a  to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  325-a.  Next  generation 911 system, an emergency services internet
     4  protocol network. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term:
     5    (a) "next generation 911 system, an emergency services internet proto-
     6  col network (ESINet)" means a new base technology enabling the public or
     7  subscriber of a communication service to  reach  an  appropriate  public
     8  safety  answering  points  (PSAP) by sending the digits 911 via dialing,
     9  text, or short message service (SMS), or any other technological means.
    10    (b) "next  generation  911  system  provider"  means  an  entity  that
    11  provides next generation or IP-enabled 911 system to a PSAP.
    12    2.  The  state shall offer a statewide ESINet available for connection
    13  to local PSAPs.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09137-01-3