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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5025 - Reinstatement Of A Prior Membership In A Public Retirement System › Section 5025.2 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, the term public retirement system shall
				  mean this system, the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System,
				  the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System, the New York
				  City Employees' Retirement System, the New York City Teachers' Retirement
				  System, the New York City Board of Education Retirement System, the New York
				  City Police Pension Fund, or the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund,
				  unless the context otherwise requires a different meaning.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5025 - Reinstatement Of A Prior Membership In A Public Retirement System › Section 5025.4 - Effect of reinstatement

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(a) A
				reinstatement of a prior membership shall be irrevocable.
(b) Where a member subject to the provisions
				of article 14 or 15 of the Retirement and Social Security Law has a prior
				membership not subject to either such article reinstated pursuant to this Part,
				the member's obligation to make contributions pursuant to either such article,
				as applicable, shall be deemed to have ceased as follows:
(1) where the member makes application prior
				to June 30, 1999, such obligation shall cease as of January 1, 1999;
				or
(2) where the member makes
				application on or after July 1, 1999, such obligation shall cease as of the
				first day of the plan year (July 1st to June 30th) in which such application is
				made.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5026 - Charter Schools › Section 5026.1 - Admission of charter schools as participating employers

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The system shall admit charter schools located within the
				  boundaries of school districts of New York State outside New York City, subject
				  to the following:
(a) the system shall
				not admit any applying charter school until it has received a favorable ruling
				from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that the admission of charter
				schools will not affect the system's status as a governmental plan; should the
				ruling not be received until after an applying charter school has commenced
				operation, admission will be retroactive to the date such charter school
				commenced operation;
(b)
				application for the charter school to become a participating employer shall be
				made on a form prescribed by the system duly executed by a person duly
				authorized to act upon behalf of the charter school; the system may require
				such additional information or certifications as it may deem necessary or
				appropriate; and
(c) the charter
				school must agree in writing to undertake and perform all the obligations of a
				participating employer in the system including, but not limited to, those
				obligations with respect to recordkeeping and reporting and collection and
				remittance of employer and employee contributions; failure of the charter
				school to so agree shall be grounds for refusing admission of such charter
				school as a participating employer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5026 - Charter Schools › Section 5026.2 - Effect of admission as a participating employer

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Following the admission of a charter school to the system as
				  a participating employer:
(a) the
				charter school shall be subject to all the obligations and responsibilities of
				a participating employer in the system;
(b) the charter school may not withdraw as a
				participating employer; and
(c)
				members of the teaching and supervisory staff (as that phrase is used in
				section 35[g] of the Civil Service Law) of the charter school shall be deemed
				teachers within the meaning of subdivision 4 of section
				501 of the
				Education Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5026 - Charter Schools › Section 5026.3 - Expulsion from participation

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Should a charter school admitted to participation in the
				  system fail to comply with its obligations as a participating employer in the
				  system, the system may, in addition to any other remedies it may have under
				  law, expel such charter school as a participating employer; notwithstanding
				  such expulsion, the system may credit teachers for actual service rendered at
				  such charter school through the date of the expulsion.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5026 - Charter Schools › Section 5026.4 - Effect of expiration, termination or revocation of charter

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(a) No credit shall
				be granted for teaching service rendered in a charter school after the
				expiration, termination or revocation of its charter.
(b) The obligations of a charter school as a
				participating employer to maintain records and collect and remit employer and
				employee contributions for teaching service rendered prior to the expiration,
				termination or revocation of a charter shall survive such expiration,
				termination or revocation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5027 - Advisory Committees › Section 5027.1 - Investment Advisory Committee

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(a)
				Function. The Investment Advisory Committee shall advise the Retirement Board
				on system investment policies, specific investments presented to the committee
				for recommendation to the Retirement Board, and such other matters relating to
				fixed income, equity security and alternative investments as may be presented
				to the committee by the system.
(b)
				Membership.
(1) The committee shall be
				comprised of not less than six members. A committee member's term of office
				shall be three years and terms shall be staggered to provide stability and
				continuity. Appointments shall be made by the Retirement Board. Should a member
				of the committee resign or otherwise be unable to serve, the vacancy shall be
				filled by the Retirement Board for the remainder of the member's term. The
				committee chair shall be designated by the system's executive
				director.
(2) Members of the
				committee shall be individuals with extensive experience in banking,
				investment, finance or related fields.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5027 - Advisory Committees › Section 5027.2 - Real Estate Advisory Committee

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(a)
				Function. The Real Estate Advisory Committee shall advise the Retirement Board
				on such real estate investment matters as may be presented to the committee by
				the system.
(b) Membership.
(1) The committee shall be comprised of not
				less than six members. A committee member's term of office shall be three years
				and terms shall be staggered to provide stability and continuity. Appointments
				shall be made by the Retirement Board. Should a member of the committee resign
				or otherwise be unable to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by the Retirement
				Board for the remainder of the member's term. The committee chair shall be
				designated by the system's executive director.
(2) Members of the committee shall be
				individuals with extensive experience in real estate investment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5027 - Advisory Committees › Section 5027.3 - Indemnification

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(a) Solely for the
				purposes of section
				18 of the
				Public Officers Law, members of the Investment Advisory Committee and Real
				Estate Advisory Committee are determined to be employees of the system within
				the meaning of subdivision (1)(b) thereof.
(b) The members of the Investment Advisory
				Committee and Real Estate Advisory Committee shall be entitled to the benefits
				of section
				18 of the
				Public Officers Law and the system shall be liable for the costs incurred as
				provided in such section.
(c) The
				benefits provided to committee members under section
				18 of the
				Public Officers Law shall supplement and be available in addition to defense or
				indemnification protection conferred by any other law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5028 - Mandated Distributions › Section 5028.1 - Purpose

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This Part is intended to implement section
				  531
				  (5) of the Education Law added by chapter 220
				  of the Laws of 2009 authorizing the mandated distribution of unclaimed amounts
				  not to exceed $1,000 in each case to former members or contributors, or other
				  persons entitled to receive benefits from the system, in cases where:
(a) at least seven years have elapsed since
				the member or contributor withdrew from service or ceased to be a teacher for
				any cause other than death or retirement; or
(b) at least seven years have elapsed from
				the date any other person became entitled to a benefit from the system pursuant
				to any provision of the Education Law or the Retirement and Social Security
				Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5028 - Mandated Distributions › Section 5028.2 - Procedure

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(a) System staff
				shall periodically review its records of unclaimed contributions and other
				benefits to ascertain those amounts whose distribution may be mandated under
				section
				531
				(5) of the Education Law.
(b) In the case of each amount determined to
				be eligible for mandatory distribution, system staff shall ascertain whether
				the system has a valid address for the recipient of such distribution and,
				where such address is validated to the satisfaction of system staff, shall
				notify such recipient in writing that the distribution of such amount shall be
				mandated, unless the recipient files an application for the payment of such
				amount in the manner prescribed by the system.
(c) No payment of any such amount shall be
				made within 60 days of such notification unless the recipient files a demand in
				the manner prescribed by the system that payment of such amount may be made on
				an earlier date.
(d) Payment shall
				be made to the recipient unless, where and to the extent applicable, the system
				receives prior to the date of payment, written notification that recipient
				elects to have all or any portion of any amount which is eligible distribution
				as defined in section
				5022.3(a) of this
				Title rolled over to an eligible retirement plan as defined in section
				5022.3(b) of this
				Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5029 - Electronic Signatures and Filing of Documents › Section 5029.1 - Purpose and definitions

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(a)
Purpose.
This Part is intended to support and encourage the use of
				  electronic signatures and electronic records in lieu of handwritten signatures
				  and paper documents for the purposes of filing a system generated form, as
				  required by the system, and received through the system
				  interface.
(b)
Definitions.
As used in this Part:
(1) The term
electronic
shall mean of or relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic,
				wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(2) An
electronic record
shall mean information, evidencing any act, transaction, occurrence, event, or
				other activity, produced or stored by electronic means and capable of being
				accurately reproduced in forms perceptible by human sensory
				capabilities.
(3) The
system interface
shall mean system supported web applications
				(MyNYSTRS, the Employer Secure Area, and the NYSTRS Board Portal) or other such
				electronic means approved by the system.
(4) An
electronic signature
or
digital signature
means the creation of an electronic
				identifier (
i.e.
, an electronic sound, symbol, or process,
				attached to an electronic record or logically associated with an electronic
				record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign and submit
				the record) which the system determines is:
(i) unique to the signer;
(ii) capable of verification;
(iii) under the signer's control;
				and
(iv) linked to the record in
				such a manner that if the record is altered, the signature may be invalidated.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5029 - Electronic Signatures and Filing of Documents › Section 5029.2 - Authorization

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(a) The Retirement
				System may provide for the electronic filing of forms and documents through its
				internet website.
(b)
				Administration of the internet website shall be coordinated by
				NYSTRS.
(c) NYSTRS shall conform to
				the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records
				Act, and other applicable law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5029 - Electronic Signatures and Filing of Documents › Section 5029.3 - Use of electronic signatures

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(a) The signature
				of those persons executing, and/or authenticating, any decision or
				determination or other document by or on behalf of NYSTRS, may do so digitally
				for documents prepared in an electronic format.
(b) Unless specifically provided otherwise by
				law, an electronic signature may be used in lieu of a signature affixed by
				hand. The use of an electronic signature shall have the same validity and
				effect as the use of a signature affixed by hand. A verified electronic
				signature shall also be deemed to be acknowledged, when required by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System › Part 5029 - Electronic Signatures and Filing of Documents › Section 5029.4 - General

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(a) An electronic
				record shall have the same force and effect as those records not produced by
				electronic means.
(b) Electronic
				records shall be considered and treated as any other records for the purposes
				of the Freedom of Information Law as set forth in article 6 of the Public
				Officers Law.
(c) Electronic
				records shall be considered and treated as any other records for the purposes
				of disclosure of those records as set forth in article 6-A of the Public
				Officers Law.
(d) Electronic
				records, electronically stored and reproduced copies of records, and electronic
				signatures, shall be admissible into evidence under the same rules as those
				records and signatures not produced or stored and reproduced, by electronic
				means.
(e) Nothing in this Part
				shall require any entity or person to use an electronic record or an electronic
				signature unless otherwise provided by law or as required by the system.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The people's
				right to know the process of government decision-making and the documents and
				statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such
				information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or
				confidentiality.
(b) These
				regulations provide information concerning the procedures by which records may
				be obtained.
(c) Personnel shall
				furnish to the public the information and records required by the Freedom of
				Information Law, as well as records otherwise available by law.
(d) Any conflicts among laws governing public
				access to records shall be construed in favor of the widest possible
				availability of public records.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.2 - Designation of records access officer

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(a) The Tug Hill Commission is responsible
				for insuring compliance with the regulations herein, and designates the
				following person as records access officer:
David Zembiec
Tug Hill Commission
Sixth Floor, Dulles State Office Building
Watertown, New York
(b) Records access officers are responsible
				for insuring appropriate agency response to public requests for access to
				records. The designation of records access officer shall not be construed to
				prohibit officials who have in the past been authorized to make records or
				information available to the public from continuing to do so. Records access
				officers shall insure that personnel:
(1)
				maintain an up-to-date subject matter list;
(2) assist the requestor in identifying
				requested records, if necessary;
(3) upon locating the records, take one of
				the following actions:
(i) make records
				available for inspection; or
(ii)
				deny access to the records in whole or in part and explain in writing the
				reasons therefor;
(4)
				upon request for copies of records:
(i) make
				a copy available in accordance with section
				5100.8 of this Part;
(ii) permit the requester to copy those
				records;
(5) upon
				request, certify that a record is a true copy; and
(6) upon failure to locate records, certify
				that:
(i) the Tug Hill Commission is not the
				custodian for such records; or
(ii)
				the records of which the Tug Hill Commission is a custodian cannot be found
				after a diligent search.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.3 - Location

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Records shall be available for public inspection and copying
				  at:
Tug Hill Commission
6th Floor
Dulles State Office Building
Watertown, New York
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.4 - Hours for public inspection

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Requests for public access to records shall be accepted and
				  records produced during all hours regularly open for business.
These hours are: 8:30 a.m.-12 noon 1 p.m.-5
				  p.m.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.5 - Requests for public access to records

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(a) A written request may be required, but
				oral requests may be accepted when records are readily available.
(b) A response shall be given regarding any
				request reasonably describing the record or records sought within five business
				days of receipt of the request.
(c)
				A request shall reasonably describe the record or records sought. Whenever
				possible, a person requesting records should supply information regarding
				dates, file designations or other information that may help to describe the
				records sought.
(d) If the records
				access officer does not provide or deny access to the record sought within five
				business days of receipt of a request, he or she shall furnish a written
				acknowledgement of receipt of the request and a statement of the approximate
				date when the request will be granted or denied. If access to records is
				neither granted nor denied within 10 business days after the date of
				acknowledgment of receipt of a request, the request may be construed as a
				denial of access that may be appealed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.6 - Subject matter list

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(a) The records
				access officer shall maintain a reasonably detailed current list, by subject
				matter, of all records in its possession, whether or not records are available
				pursuant to subdivision 2 of section
				87 of the
				Public Officers Law.
(b) The
				subject matter list shall be sufficiently detailed to permit identification of
				the category of the record sought.
(c) The subject matter list shall be updated
				not less than twice per year. The most recent update shall appear on the first
				page of the subject matter list.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.7 - Denial of access to records

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(a)
				Denial of access to records shall be in writing, stating the reason therefor
				and advising the requester of the right to appeal to the individual or body
				established to hear appeals.
(b) If
				requested records are not provided promptly, as required in section
				5100.5(d) of this
				Part, such failure shall also be deemed a denial of access.
(c) The following body shall hear appeals for
				denial of access to records under the Freedom of Information Law:
Executive Director
Tug Hill Commission
Dulles State Office Building
Watertown, NY
Telephone: 315-785-2380
Commission Chairman
Tug Hill Commission
Dulles State Office Building
Watertown, NY
Telephone: 315-785-2380
Commission Secretary
Tug Hill Commission
Dulles State Office Building
Watertown, NY
Telephone: 315-785-2380
(d) The time for deciding an appeal by the
				body designated to hear appeals shall commence upon receipt of a written appeal
				identifying:
(1) the date of the
				appeal;
(2) the date and location
				of the request for records;
(3) the
				records to which the requester was denied access;
(4) whether the denial of access was in
				writing or due to failure to provide records promptly as required by section
				5100.5(d) of this
				Part;
(5) the name and return
				address of the requester.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.8 - Fees

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(a) There shall be
				no fee charged for:
(1) inspection of
				records;
(2) search of records;
				or
(3) any certification pursuant
				to this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.9 - Public notice

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A notice containing the name and business address of the
				  records access officer and appeals body and the location where records can be
				  seen or copied shall be posted in a conspicuous location wherever records are
				  kept.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LIX - Tug Hill Commission › Part 5100 - Public Access To Records › Section 5100.10 - Severability

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If any provision of these regulations or the application
				  thereof to any person or circumstance is adjudged invalid by a court of
				  competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity
				  of the other provisions of these regulations or the application thereof to
				  other persons and circumstances.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5200 - Minimum Standards Regarding Direct Dispatch Of All Emergency Services › Section 5200.1 - Purpose

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Many emergencies require immediate response from an emergency
				  service provider, whether police, fire, or emergency medical service. This need
				  requires that 911 dispatch facilities must be able to dispatch any and all of
				  such providers to ensure the highest level of service and protection to the
				  community.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5200 - Minimum Standards Regarding Direct Dispatch Of All Emergency Services › Section 5200.2 - Definition

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Direct dispatch means that the public safety answering point
				  (PSAP) can, by encoding or toning, alert the responding agency without having
				  to relay or reroute calls unless the call originates outside the jurisdiction.
				  All PSAPs shall have the capability of direct dispatch as so
				  defined.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5200 - Minimum Standards Regarding Direct Dispatch Of All Emergency Services › Section 5200.3 - Transfer of calls

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A PSAP shall transfer all wireless 911 calls originating
				  outside its jurisdiction to the appropriate agencies pursuant to existing local
				  practice.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.1 - Definitions

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(a) PSAP means
				public safety answering point, a site designated and operated by a governmental
				entity for the purpose of receiving emergency calls from customers of a
				wireless telephone service supplier.
(b) Board means the New York State 911
				Board.
(c) Call-taker/dispatcher
				means any person employed by or in any local or State government agency either
				full- or part-time whose duties include the answering of emergency telephone
				calls and/or the dispatching of emergency services personnel.
(d) ESDTEP means Emergency Services Dispatch
				Training/Evaluation Program.
(e)
				Trainer means any individual designated by the authority to train
				call-takers/dispatchers.
(f)
				Trainee means a call-taker/dispatcher who is currently being trained.
(g) Authority means the local governmental
				authority operating the PSAP.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.2 - Educational qualifications

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(a) A
				call-taker/dispatcher shall have obtained a diploma or Regents diploma
				evidencing completion of a course of study at an accredited high school or
				secondary school. Alternatively, he or she shall have obtained a General
				Equivalency Diploma or its equivalent. Provided, any call-taker/dispatcher who
				commences employment in such capacity prior to January 1, 2004 shall not be
				required to meet this qualification.
(b) An applicant for employment as a
				call-taker/dispatcher shall show proof of the qualification set forth in
				subdivision (a) of this section, in a form satisfactory to the hiring
				authority.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.3 - Basic training standards

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(a)
				Emergency Services Dispatch Training Evaluation Program.
(1) The authority shall have in place for
				each PSAP an Emergency Services Dispatch Training/Evaluation Program (ESDTEP).
				Except for those commencing employment in such capacity prior to January 1,
				2004, all call-takers/dispatchers must satisfactorily demonstrate competency in
				the performance criteria established therein.
(2) The ESDTEP shall consist of a minimum of
				200 hours of training, including, but not limited, to:
(i) specific performance criteria;
(ii) daily written evaluations;
(iii) observation of the trainee while
				interacting with the public and all relevant public safety agencies and
				organizations serviced by the PSAP.
(3) A call-taker/dispatcher who is otherwise
				subject to the training requirements set forth in this section, but who has
				been previously employed in such capacity, may in lieu of completing the
				training requirements, show competency in specific performance areas pursuant
				to a protocol established by the employing jurisdiction.
(4) Completion time. Every
				call-taker/dispatcher subject to the training requirements of this section
				shall satisfactorily complete the ESDTEP training program:
(i) within 18 months of the date of initial
				appointment for persons employed more than 20 hours per week; or
(ii) within 24 months of the date of initial
				appointment for persons employed 20 hours per week or less.
(5) Supervision.
(i) The ESDTEP program training shall occur
				under the immediate supervision of a competent trainer.
(ii) Call-takers/dispatchers shall not be
				assigned to unsupervised duty until the training is satisfactorily
				completed.
(6)
				Administrative requirements. The authority shall:
(i) maintain accurate and current copies of
				curricula consisting of course outlines, descriptions, and specific lesson
				plans for all training courses that are completed through an in-house training
				program;
(ii) maintain and make
				available accurate training records of all trainees, including daily written
				evaluations.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.4 - Annual in-service training standards

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(a) Effective January 1, 2004, all
				call-takers/dispatchers shall:
(1) within
				each calendar year, complete a minimum of 21 hours of in-service training
				consisting of, but not limited to, the following:
(i) TTD devices;
(ii) stress awareness;
(iii) community relations;
(iv) legal updates;
(v) review of agency policies and procedures;
				and
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.5 - Specialty training

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(a) The
				authority may identify positions for which specialized technical and
				job-specific training is to be required, and shall require completion of such
				training pursuant to the protocol established within that job
				specialty.
(b) If the authority has
				established an Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program at any PSAP, such
				program shall include and require instruction which meets or exceeds the
				standard established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
				(NHTSA) approved program of instruction. All persons employed therein shall
				complete training for such program within 12 months of the date of appointment.
				The board may establish a list of approved EMD training programs.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.6 - Appendix A

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A-1 The following
				courses of instruction meet or exceed the classroom instruction requirements
				set forth in 21 NYCRR §
									5201.3(b)(1)(i):
A-1.1
Association of Public Safety
				Communications Officials Basic Telecommunicator Course,
Fourth
				Edition, Version 3 (2000).
A-1.2
National Academies of Emergency Dispatch, Emergency Telecommunicator
				Manual,
Edition 1 (2001).
A-1.3 New York State Municipal Police
				Training Council, Public Safety Telecommunicator's Course.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5201 - Minimum Standards Regarding Call-taker/dispatcher Training › Section 5201.7 - Variances

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(a) The board shall
				have authority to grant variances from the strict provisions of this Part, upon
				application therefor and upon a showing of:
(1) unnecessary hardship; and
(2) that an alternative measure or method to
				be adopted will meet the objectives of the standards.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5202 - Minimum Standards Regarding Staffing Of Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5202.1 - Definitions

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(a) PSAP means
				public safety answering point, a site designated and operated by a governmental
				entity for the purpose of receiving emergency calls from customers of a
				wireless telephone service supplier.
(b) Call-taker/dispatcher means any person
				employed by or in any local or State government agency either full- or
				part-time whose duties include the answering of emergency telephone calls
				and/or the dispatching of emergency services personnel.
(c) Certified means having a formal program
				of related instruction and testing as provided either by a recognized
				organization or by the authority having jurisdiction over the PSAP.
(d) Qualified means that the employee has
				been properly trained and credentialed pursuant to all applicable laws and
				regulations.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5202 - Minimum Standards Regarding Staffing Of Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5202.2 - Standards

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(a) All PSAPs shall
				be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by a minimum of two qualified,
				certified call-takers/dispatchers with at least one person designated as in
				charge.
(b) All PSAPs shall have
				staffing adequate to answer 90 percent of all incoming wireless 911 calls
				within 10 seconds of connection.
(c) All wireless 911 requests shall be
				dispatched immediately, or as soon thereafter as possible within the
				practicalities of responding to other 911 calls, in accordance with the PSAP's
				written policies and procedures for prioritizing service needs.
(d) All PSAPs shall have the following on
				file:
(1) a written job description for each
				job title staffed by the PSAP;
(2)
				a written procedure for the emergency recall of off-duty employees;
(3) a written procedure for quality control
				of services;
(4) a written policy
				and procedure for, or equivalent measures to assess, employee performance;
				and
(5) a written policy and
				procedure for the handling of customer complaints.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5202 - Minimum Standards Regarding Staffing Of Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5202.3 - Variances

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(a) The board shall
				have authority to grant variances from the strict provisions of this Part, upon
				application therefor and upon a showing of:
(1) unnecessary hardship; and
(2) that an alternative measure or method to
				be adopted will meet the objectives of the standards.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5202 - Minimum Standards Regarding Staffing Of Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5202.4 - Appendix A

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Reference Materials for Guidance in Staffing Standards
A-l The Math of Call Center Staffing, Penny Reynolds, ICCM
				  Weekly (Aug. 8, 2002).
A-2 How Many Do We Really Need? A Simple Solution for
				  Determining Staffing, Jennifer Hagstrom, Ed. (Sept. 2000).
A-3 Communications Center Staffing Formulas: Old Studies in a
				  New Environment, APCO Int'I. Pub. Safety Commun., APCO Bulletin, Project (40)
				  RETAINS, Yvonne Klees, Features Ed. (March 2001).
A-4 Standard for Public Safety Communications Agencies,
				  Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
A-5 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public
				  Safety Telecommunicator, National Fire Protection Agency 1061 (1996
				  ed.).
A-6 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Accreditation
				  Program, Program Standards Manual, New York State Sheriffs' Association.
A-7 Staffing formulas as may be provided by telephone service
				  suppliers in the particular jurisdiction.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5203 - Minimum Standards Regarding Equipment, Facilities And Security For Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5203.1 - Definitions

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(a) PSAP means
				public safety answering point, a site designated and operated by a governmental
				entity for the purpose of receiving emergency calls from customers of a
				wireless telephone service supplier.
(b) IWS means intelligent work
				station.
(c) CAD means computer
				aided dispatch.
(d) ANI means
				automatic number identification.
(e) ALI means automatic location
				identification.
(f) WSP means
				wireless service provider.
(g) ACDR
				means automatic call detail record.
(h) Authority means the local governmental
				authority operating the PSAP.
(i)
				TDD means telecommunication device for the deaf.
(j) TTY means teletypewriters.
(k) NYSPIN means New York statewide police
				information network.
(l) Re-bid
				means the ability to request updated ALI information as needed to plot latitude
				and longitude coordinates.
(m)
				eJusticeNY means the browser-based application for access to criminal justice
				information systems in New York State.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5203 - Minimum Standards Regarding Equipment, Facilities And Security For Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5203.2 - Equipment

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(a) Intelligent
				workstations (IWS).
(1) All PSAPs shall have
				the ability to integrate multiple systems (CAD, IWS, and Mapping) into one
				operational system.
(2) All PSAPs
				shall have the ability to accept and process 10 digits of ANI information and
				20 digits (10 ANI and 10 pANI) of ALI information.
(3) The authority shall have a written
				procedure for the use of a manual backup system in the case of failure of the
				CAD system.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5203 - Minimum Standards Regarding Equipment, Facilities And Security For Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5203.3 - Building

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(a) Fire
				protection. All PSAPs shall comply with the New York State Uniform Fire
				Prevention and Building Code.
(b)
				Facility power.
(1) All PSAPs shall have an
				engine driven generator as an emergency source of power.
(2) All PSAPs shall have an uninterruptible
				power system (UPS) which shall maintain the power connection during the
				transition from commercial power to the standby generator power for critical
				systems and applications.
(3) The
				authority shall have a written procedure for the testing of standby power
				sources.
(4) The authority shall
				conduct documented inspections and testing of standby power sources at least
				monthly.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5203 - Minimum Standards Regarding Equipment, Facilities And Security For Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5203.4 - Security

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(a) Facility
				access.
(1) All PSAPs shall be locked and
				secured from intrusion.
(2) Access
				to a PSAP shall be restricted to authorized persons only.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5203 - Minimum Standards Regarding Equipment, Facilities And Security For Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5203.5 - General

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(a) Backup site.
				The authority shall:
(1) maintain a backup
				PSAP site, wired and ready with the ability to receive and dispatch emergency
				calls, for use in case of the necessity to vacate the primary PSAP;
(2) have a written continuity of operations
				plan for evacuating the primary PSAP and transferring operations to the backup
				site; and
(3) conduct and document
				no less than one exercise per year that utilizes the continuity of operations
				plan.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5203 - Minimum Standards Regarding Equipment, Facilities And Security For Public Safety Answering Points › Section 5203.6 - Variances

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(a) The board shall
				have authority to grant variances from the strict provisions of this Part, upon
				application therefor and upon a showing of:
(1) unnecessary hardship; and
(2) that an alternative measure or method to
				be adopted will meet the objectives of the standards.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5204 - Minimum Standards Regarding Expedited Deployment Funding › Section 5204.1 - Definitions

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(a) Board means the
				New York State 911 Board.
(b) PSAP
				means public safety answering point, a site designated and operated by a local
				governmental entity for the purpose of receiving emergency calls from customers
				of a wireless telephone service supplier.
(c) Expedited deployment funding means the
				State assistance provided pursuant to this Part to local public safety
				answering points for eligible wireless 911 costs.
(d) Plan or plans means a priority enhanced
				wireless 911 plan or plans.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5204 - Minimum Standards Regarding Expedited Deployment Funding › Section 5204.2 - State assistance

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Subject to the appropriation of funds, the Department of
				  State shall provide State assistance to local PSAPs for eligible wireless 911
				  costs. Such State assistance may be up to 90 percent of the total amount of
				  eligible costs to implement the enhanced wireless 911 plan approved pursuant to
				  this Part. This funding is provided to encourage the rapid deployment of
				  enhanced wireless 911. Expedited deployment funding will be provided to PSAPs
				  for reasonable enhanced wireless 911 costs which conform to the FCC order.
				  Funding will be provided to PSAPs based on need and readiness to receive and
				  utilize wireless 911 information within 180 days of submission of the plan.
				  Funding may be provided prospectively.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5204 - Minimum Standards Regarding Expedited Deployment Funding › Section 5204.3 - Time frame for submission of plans

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The board shall administratively establish and publicize a
				  time frame for submission of plans, which shall be subsequent to its adoption
				  of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5204 - Minimum Standards Regarding Expedited Deployment Funding › Section 5204.4 - Criteria for approval of plans

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(a)
				To be eligible for expedited deployment funding, a PSAP must:
(1) be operated by a local governmental
				entity other than the State Police; and
(2) be designated by resolution of a county
				governing board pursuant to County Law, section 3301(1)(b) to receive all
				wireless 911 calls within the county.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LX - New York State 911 Board › Part 5204 - Minimum Standards Regarding Expedited Deployment Funding › Section 5204.5 - Content of plans

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All plans submitted for expedited funding approval shall set
				  forth the following:
(a) a time frame
				for planned enhanced wireless 911 implementation;
(b) a list of all wireless service suppliers
				licensed to provide service in the county;
(c) a financial plan, including a summary of
				project costs related to equipment purchase, installation and maintenance
				necessary to provide enhanced wireless 911 service;
(d) a list of specific projects eligible for
				expedited deployment funding contained in the financial plan;
(e) a description of technologies to be used
				to provide enhanced wireless 911 service;
(f) documentation supporting the PSAP's
				ability to receive and utilize enhanced wireless 911 information within 180
				days of the submission of the plan;
(g) a resolution from the governmental entity
				supporting the local PSAP's request for expedited deployment funding;
(h) an inventory of the names and ages of all
				existing items of wireless equipment at the PSAP;
(i) a statement setting forth the existing
				numerical volume of both hard-wire and wireless 911 calls received during both
				the immediately preceding 12 months and the next preceding 12 months;
				and
(j) documentation sufficient to
				establish that at least 10 percent of eligible costs shall be funded and
				provided by the PSAP. Such local share may include in-kind costs.