§ 21. Disaster preparedness commission established; meetings; powers\nand duties. 1. There is hereby created in the executive department a\ndisaster preparedness commission consisting of the commissioners of\ntransportation, health, division of criminal justice services,\neducation, economic development, agriculture and markets, housing and\ncommunity renewal, general services, labor, environmental conservation,\nmental health, addiction services and supports, parks, recreation and\nhistoric preservation, corrections and community supervision, children\nand family services, homeland security and emergency services, and\npeople with developmental disabilities, the president of the New York\nstate energy research and development authority, the superintendents of\nstate police and financial services, the secretary of state, the state\nfire administrator, the chair of the public service commission, the\nadjutant general, the office of information technology services, and the\noffice of victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, the\noffice for the aging, the metropolitan transportation authority, the\nport authority of New York and New Jersey, the chief professional\nofficer of the state coordinating chapter of the American Red Cross, the\nchief professional officer of 2-1-1 New York state and three additional\nmembers, to be appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be chief\nexecutives. Each member agency may designate an executive level officer\nof that agency, with responsibility for disaster preparedness matters,\nwho may represent that agency on the commission. The commissioner of the\ndivision of homeland security and emergency services shall serve as\nchair of the commission, and the governor shall designate the vice chair\nof the commission. The members of the commission, except those who serve\nex officio, shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses\nincurred in the performance of their duties under this article but shall\nreceive no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to\nthis article.\n 2. The commission, on call of the chairperson, shall meet at least\ntwice each year and at such other times as may be necessary. The agenda\nand meeting place of all regular meetings shall be made available to the\npublic in advance of such meetings and all such meetings shall be open\nto the public. The commission shall establish quorum requirements and\nother rules and procedures regarding conduct of its meetings and other\naffairs.\n 3. The commission shall have the following powers and\nresponsibilities:\n a. study all aspects of man-made or natural disaster prevention,\nresponse and recovery;\n b. request and obtain from any state or local officer or agency any\ninformation necessary to the commission for the exercise of its\nresponsibilities;\n c. prepare and, as appropriate, revise a state comprehensive emergency\nmanagement plan. The commission shall report all revisions to such plan\nby March thirty-first of each year to the governor, the legislature and\nthe chief judge of the state, unless a current version of the plan is\navailable to the public on the website of the division of homeland\nsecurity and emergency services. In preparing such plans, the commission\nshall consult with federal and local officials, emergency service\norganizations including both volunteer and commercial emergency response\norganizations, and the public as it deems appropriate. To the extent\nsuch plans impact upon administration of the civil and criminal justice\nsystems of the state, including their operational and fiscal needs in\ntimes of disaster emergency, the commission, its staff and any working\ngroup, task force, agency or other instrumentality to which it may\ndelegate responsibility to assist it in its duties shall consult with\nthe chief administrator of the courts and coordinate their preparation\nwith him or her or with his or her representatives;\n d. prepare, keep current and distribut
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