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      S9757

2025-2026 Legislative Session Relates to state use of disaster emergency response personnel and non-state resource providers

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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

(D) 23rd Senate District

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2025-S9757

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See Assembly Version of this Bill: A10540 Law Section: Executive Law Laws Affected: Amd §29-b, add §§29-k & 29-l, Exec L

2025-S9757

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          - Summary

Authorizes the governor to deploy non-state resource providers to the northern emergency management assistance compact and the international emergency management assistance compact.

2025-S9757

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        - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER: S9757

SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to authorities and
responsibilities during disaster emergencies and in relation to estab-
lishing the international emergency management assistance compact

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To authorize New York State to participate in the Northern Emergency
Management Assistance Compact and the International Emergency Management
Assistance Compact, strengthening interstate and international cooper-
ation in disaster response and emergency management.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision one of section 29-b of the Executive Law to
clarify the Governor's authority to deploy certain non-state resource
providers during disaster emergencies under interstate emergency assist-
ance compacts.
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      - Bill Text [download pdf](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/s9757)

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K

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                               9757

                         I N  S E N A T E

                           April 3, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorities and
responsibilities during disaster emergencies and in relation to estab-
lishing the international emergency management assistance compact

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 29-b of the executive law, as
amended by section 7 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
1. STATE USE OF DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL AND NON-STATE
RESOURCE PROVIDERS. A. The governor may, in [his or her] THEIR
discretion, direct the state disaster preparedness commission to conduct
an emergency exercise or drill, under its direction, in which all or any
of the personnel and resources of the agencies of the commission of the
state may be utilized to perform the duties assigned to them in a disas-
ter, for the purpose of protecting and preserving human life or property
in a disaster. During a disaster or such drill or exercise, disaster
emergency response personnel in the state shall operate under the direc-
tion and command of the chair of such commission, and shall possess the
same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as are applicable
in a civil defense drill held at the direction of the state civil
defense commission under the provisions of the New York state defense
emergency act.
B. THE GOVERNOR MAY DEPLOY NON-STATE RESOURCE PROVIDERS TO ANOTHER
COMPACT MEMBER JURISDICTION UNDER ANY COMPACT IN THIS ARTICLE. WHEN
AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND DEPLOYED BY THE LEGALLY DESIGNATED
STATE OFFICIAL OR OFFICIALS, NON-STATE RESOURCE PROVIDERS SHALL BE
DEEMED AGENTS OF THE STATE FOR PURPOSES OF THE DEPLOYMENT AND SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO STATE RESOURCE PROVIDERS
BY THE COMPACT, SUBJECT TO ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE REQUESTING
STATE. NON-STATE RESOURCE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE TO, OR
REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM, ANOTHER COMPACT MEMBER JURISDICTION. THE DIVI-
SION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHALL SERVE AS THE

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