Bill Text: NY S09472 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires schools and daycare facilities to maintain evacuation plans for children with disabilities during a lockdown or emergency situation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-01 - REFERRED TO DISABILITIES [S09472 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S09472-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9472

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 1, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities

        AN ACT to amend the education  law  and  the  social  services  law,  in
          relation to requiring schools and daycare facilities to maintain evac-
          uation plans for children with disabilities during a lockdown or emer-
          gency situation

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

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  4411
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  4411. Emergency evacuation plans for children with disabilities. 1.
     4  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it  shall  be  the
     5  duty of every board of education or trustees of each school district and
     6  the  city school district of the city of New York to establish and main-
     7  tain an emergency evacuation plan  for  children  with  disabilities  in
     8  schools.
     9    2.  Each  emergency  evacuation plan required pursuant to this section
    10  shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
    11    (a) procedures for evacuating children with disabilities;
    12    (b) a list of children attending each school within the  district  who
    13  have a disability and who would need assistance with evacuation during a
    14  lockdown or any other emergency situation; and
    15    (c)  the  location and type of evacuation assistance devices or assis-
    16  tive technologies that are available within the building.
    17    3. Each school district shall make the plan required pursuant to  this
    18  section available upon request to:
    19    (a) local law enforcement and fire safety personnel; and
    20    (b)  employees,  parents  of  children,  and other personnel as deemed
    21  necessary.
    22    4. A copy of such plan shall be maintained at all  times  in  a  place
    23  easily  accessible  by law enforcement, fire safety personnel and school
    24  employees.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16029-01-2
        S. 9472                             2

     1    5. On an annual basis, every school district shall update their  emer-
     2  gency  evacuation  plan  and  provide  the  children, parents and school
     3  employees with notice detailing the updated provisions of such plan.
     4    §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-m
     5  to read as follows:
     6    § 390-m. Emergency evacuation plans for children with disabilities  in
     7  daycare  facilities.  1.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the
     8  contrary, it shall be the duty of every  owner  of  a  daycare  facility
     9  operating in the state to establish and maintain an emergency evacuation
    10  plan  for  children  with  disabilities.  For  purposes of this section,
    11  "daycare facility" shall mean  licensed  and  registered  child  daycare
    12  homes, programs and facilities.
    13    2.  Each  emergency  evacuation plan required pursuant to this section
    14  shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
    15    (a) procedures for evacuating children with disabilities;
    16    (b) a list of children attending the daycare facility who have a disa-
    17  bility and who would need assistance with evacuation during  a  lockdown
    18  or any other emergency situation; and
    19    (c)  the  location and type of evacuation assistance devices or assis-
    20  tive technologies that are available within the daycare facility.
    21    3. Each daycare facility shall make the plan required pursuant to this
    22  section available upon request to:
    23    (a) local law enforcement and fire safety personnel; and
    24    (b) employees, parents of children,  and  other  personnel  as  deemed
    25  necessary.
    26    4.  A  copy  of  such plan shall be maintained at all times in a place
    27  easily accessible by law enforcement, fire safety personnel and  daycare
    28  facility employees.
    29    5. On an annual basis, every daycare facility shall update their emer-
    30  gency  evacuation  plan  and  provide the children, parents and facility
    31  employees with notice detailing the updated provisions of such plan.
    32    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.