§ 327 — New York state interoperable and emergency communication board membership

§ 327. New York state interoperable and emergency communication board\nmembership. 1. The board shall consist of twenty-five members who shall\nbe selected as follows:\n (a) one shall be the statewide interoperable and emergency\ncommunication coordinator, or his or her designee, who shall be the\nchairperson of the board;\n (b) one shall be the commissioner of criminal justice services, or his\nor her designee;\n (c) one shall be the superintendent of the state police, or his or her\ndesignee;\n (d) one shall be the adjutant general of the division of military and\nnaval affairs, or his or her designee;\n (e) one shall be the commissioner of the division of homeland security\nand emergency services, or his or her designee;\n (f) one shall be the commissioner of the department of transportation,\nor his or her designee;\n (g) one shall be the commissioner of the department of health, or his\nor her designee;\n (h) one shall be the director of the office of information technology\nservices, or his or her designee;\n (i) seven shall be appointed by the governor; provided, however, that\nno more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph shall\nbe from the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two\nof this section;\n (j) five shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of\nthe temporary president of the senate; provided, however, that no more\nthan one such appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from\nthe same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of this\nsection; and\n (k) five shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of\nthe speaker of the assembly; provided, however, that no more than one\nsuch appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from the same\ncategory of members as provided for in subdivision two of this section.\n 2. The members appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary\npresident of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, and the members\nappointed by the governor pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision one\nof this section, shall have experience with interoperable and emergency\ncommunication issues, and shall be representative of chiefs of police,\nsheriffs, fire chiefs and departments, ambulance service providers,\nincluding proprietary or volunteer ambulance services, county 911\ncoordinators, emergency managers, local elected officials,\nnon-governmental organizations specializing in disaster relief, tribal\nnation representation, and statewide first responder associations, or\nrepresentatives of consumer interests.\n 3. Each board member shall be appointed for a term of four years.\nVacancies in the board occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term\nshall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the\noriginal appointment. The board shall meet as frequently as it may deem\nnecessary and at least four times each year on such dates as agreed upon\nby the board. The board may approve and from time to time amend bylaws\nin relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. A\nmajority of the members of the board then in office shall constitute a\nquorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power\nby the board.\n 4. Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their\nservices, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses\nincurred by them in the performance of their duties. Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provisions of law, no officer or employee of the state or\nany political subdivision of the state shall forfeit such office or\nemployment by reason of acceptance or appointment as a member of the\nboard. For purposes of section thirteen of article thirteen of the state\nconstitution, membership on the board by a sheriff shall not constitute\npublic office.\n 5. Article two of the state administrative procedure act shall not\napply, provided, however, that the board shall publicly post the\nstandards proposed pursuant to section three hundred twenty-eight of\nthis article no later than forty-five days prior to their adoption. Such\nstandards shall be posted in appropriate publications, the state\nregister and on the division of homeland security and emergency\nservices' website. During such forty-five day period, the board shall\nreceive and consider public comment on the proposed standards before\nadopting final standards. Upon final adoption, those standards adopted\npursuant to section three hundred twenty-eight of this article shall be\nposted in appropriate publications, the state register and on the\ndivision of homeland security and emergency services' website.\n 6. The board shall be subject to articles six and seven of the public\nofficers law.\n