Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of
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Mission
The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) was established in July 2010 through the merger of several existing state entities. Today, it is comprised of: the Office of Counter-Terrorism, the Office of Emergency Management, the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the Office of Cyber Security, and the Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications. Legislation accompanying the Executive Budget transfers the Office of Cyber Security to the Office of Information Technology Services, which will assume responsibility for monitoring the State's networks.
DHSES is dedicated to the protection of the State's citizens, communities, resources, economy, and infrastructure from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $13.7 billion for the Division. This is an increase of $12.2 billion, primarily reflecting new appropriations related to disaster assistance, including authorizations necessary to pass through Federal disaster aid to local governments, public authorities and not-for-profits for Superstorm Sandy. The Executive Budget also includes contingent appropriations for future disasters.
To improve coordination among State and local emergency response professionals and ensure efficient management during an event, the State will provide training for key officials from local emergency management operations. DHSES will collaborate with SUNY to develop the training program, which will focus on incident command, response, recovery, and State emergency protocols. Those completing training will be certified by the State, and would maintain that certification through a multi-year renewal process and ongoing training.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 387 FTEs for the Division. This is an decrease of 1 FTE from 2012-13, reflecting the consolidation of state agency print shops.
| Category | Available 2012-13 |
Appropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
Change From 2012-13 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 63,456,000 | 65,622,000 | 2,166,000 | 39,994,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 1,463,051,000 | 13,703,751,000 | 12,240,700,000 | 3,820,463,400 |
| Capital Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,017,000 |
| Total | 1,526,507,000 | 13,769,373,000 | 12,242,866,000 | 3,893,474,400 |
| Program | 2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
2013-14 Estimated FTEs 03/31/14 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 68 | 67 | (1) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Cyber Security | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Disaster Assistance | |||
| General Fund | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Emergency Management | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 45 | 45 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Fire Prevention and Control | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 128 | 128 | 0 |
| Homeland Security Program | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| Interoperable Communications | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 388 | 387 | (1) |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013