S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6021--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     July 22, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN  ACT  to establish a workgroup to examine and make recommendations on
         the security and protection of  New  York  national  guard  recruiting
         centers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. 1. The division of military and naval affairs shall  estab-
    2  lish a workgroup to examine and make recommendations on the security and
    3  protection  of New York national guard recruiting centers from terrorist
    4  attacks.
    5    2. The workgroup shall consist of 13 members as follows: the  adjutant
    6  general  of the division of military and naval affairs, the chair of the
    7  senate committee on veterans, homeland security  and  military  affairs,
    8  the  commissioner  of  the  division  of homeland security and emergency
    9  services, the chair of the assembly committee on veterans' affairs,  the
   10  superintendent  of state police, four members appointed by the governor,
   11  two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate  and  two
   12  members  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly. The adjutant general
   13  of the division of military and naval affairs shall serve  as  chair  of
   14  the  workgroup.  All  appointees  shall  have expertise in the fields of
   15  public safety, terrorism, or military affairs. Members of the  workgroup
   16  shall  receive  no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed
   17  actual and necessary expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their
   18  duties.
   19    3.  The  workgroup  shall  examine  and make recommendations on issues
   20  including:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    a. Providing sidearms or issuing permits to carry a concealed  firearm
    2  to  full-time  New  York national guard personnel employed at recruiting
    3  centers;
    4    b. Improving and strengthening building security through the installa-
    5  tion of metal detectors, bulletproof glass, video surveillance equipment
    6  and  barricades  to  limit  vehicle  access at national guard recruiting
    7  centers and at ROTC facilities;
    8    c.  Relocating  recruiting  centers  to  armories  or   other   secure
    9  locations; and
   10    d.  Any  additional  measures  deemed  necessary  by  the workgroup to
   11  protect employees, recruits, visitors and any other individuals  at  New
   12  York national guard recruiting centers and ROTC facilities.
   13    4. The workgroup shall convene by March 1, 2016 and shall issue recom-
   14  mendations  no  later  than  December 31, 2016, and shall issue periodic
   15  reports with recommendations thereafter.
   16    5. The division of military  and  naval  affairs  shall  consider  the
   17  recommendations  of  the  workgroup and shall be authorized to take such
   18  steps necessary to expeditiously implement such recommendations  includ-
   19  ing adoption of conforming regulations.
   20    6. The workgroup shall issue a report on an annual basis to the tempo-
   21  rary  president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of
   22  the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and military affairs
   23  and the chair of the assembly committee on veterans' affairs.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.