Establishes a specialized electric vehicle emergency response training program, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    247
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. EACHUS, OTIS, WALSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of a
   specialized electric vehicle emergency response training program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 156-i
 to read as follows:
   § 156-I. ESTABLISHMENT OF A  SPECIALIZED  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  EMERGENCY
 RESPONSE  TRAINING  PROGRAM.  1. THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL MAKE
 AVAILABLE A SPECIALIZED ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  EMERGENCY  RESPONSE  TRAINING
 PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND
 RECOVERY FOLLOWING INCIDENTS INVOLVING ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE STATE FIRE
 ADMINISTRATOR  SHALL  INFORM  ALL FIRE COMPANIES, MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
 AND DISTRICTS, INCLUDING AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS THEREOF AND ALL  FIRE-
 FIGHTERS,  BOTH  PAID AND VOLUNTEER, AND RELATED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,
 POLICE OFFICERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES, AND TOW  OPERATORS
 OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SPECIALIZED ELECTRIC VEHI-
 CLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM AND SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE AVAIL-
 ABILITY  OF  AN  APPROPRIATION,  CONDUCT  SUCH  TRAINING WITH SUFFICIENT
 FREQUENCY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO  INCIDENTS  INVOLVING  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLES  AND  PROTECTION  OF  RESPONDERS IN ALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE
 STATE.
   2. THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PRESCRIBE THE CURRICULUM OF  THE
 SPECIALIZED  ELECTRIC VEHICLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  HANDS-ON  TRAINING.    AS
 RECOMMENDED  BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, THE CURRICULUM
 SHALL, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, BE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL  ORGAN-
 IZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) STANDARD 17840, WHERE CONSISTENT FIRST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 WITH  THE  STANDARDS  OF  THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND SECOND
 WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.
   3.  THE  STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ISSUE A REPORT
 TO THE GOVERNOR, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE,  CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF
 THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH OF  EACH  YEAR
 ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS ARE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   5. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
 SERVICES  AGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN AN AGENCY THAT PROVIDES INITIAL EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMA,
 BURNS, RESPIRATORY, CIRCULATORY AND OBSTETRICAL EMERGENCIES, AS  DEFINED
 IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.