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A00521 Summary:

BILL NOA00521
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORWeprin
 
COSPNSRButtenschon
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §29-l, Exec L
 
Establishes the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program; names the initial first responders to receive recognition.
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A00521 Actions:

BILL NOA00521
 
01/09/2023referred to governmental operations
01/03/2024referred to governmental operations
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A00521 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A521
 
SPONSOR: Weprin
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program and the honoring of certain retired firefighters who were killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would permit the families of three retired firefighters, who volunteered and assisted the New York City Fire Department in the rescue and recovery efforts of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and in so doing lost their lives, to receive the certain recognition and benefits that they have so earned.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Specifically, this bill would amend the unconsolidated law to award the families of three retired firefighters who volunteered and assisted the New York City Fire Department in the rescue and recovery efforts of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, with legacy credits for the loss of these retired firefighters, and which due to an oversight in the present law, they are not receiving. This bill would further insure that these three brave firefighters receive the recognition from the City of New York and its Fire Department that they deserve.   JUSTIFICATION: James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes, were retired New York City firefighters at the time of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center Complex. They were at the scene of such September 11,2001 attack, and with great heroism, courage and dedication to their community and fellow man, and without concern for themselves or their own personal safety or well being such retired firefighters James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes bravely assisted the rescue and firefighting efforts at the World Trade Center, and in so doing, gave their lives in the furtherance of such noble and benevolent efforts. The courageous public service of James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes, evidenced by their commitment to, and concern for, their state, their city and their fellow citizens, over and above any risk or personal peril they faced, as well as making the ulti- mate sacrifice as a result of such service, demonstrates that these men and their surviving families are deserving of the highest recognition, appreciation, honor and gratitude that their state, their city, the fire department of the city of New York and their community can provide. This bill would provide their families with the legacy credit benefits which they would have received had these men not been retired at the time of their deaths, thereby not aggravating a penalty their families have suffered for their public service. As such, the children of these brave men would receive added points to their civil service applications to become firefighters, and carry on their fathers; tradition. It would also insure that they also be granted the same recognition as firefight- ers on active duty received for their similar and equally heroic sacri- fice.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 02/06/17 referred to governmental operations, 01/03/18 referred to governmental operations   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: See Fiscal Note   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act would take effect immediately.
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A00521 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           521
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of
          the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program and  the
          honoring  of certain retired firefighters who were killed at the World
          Trade Center on September 11, 2001

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Legislative declarations.  The legislature hereby finds and
     2  determines  that  there  should  be  established a disaster preparedness
     3  first responder recognition program to honor those brave men  and  women
     4  who  have  given their lives as part of a disaster preparedness or first
     5  response situation, in an effort to help, save and care for their fellow
     6  man.
     7    The legislature hereby  further  finds  and  declares  that  James  J.
     8  Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes, were retired New York city
     9  firefighters  at  the time of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World
    10  Trade Center Complex in the state  and  city  of  New  York.  That  such
    11  retired  firefighters,  James  J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T.
    12  Hayes, were at the scene of such September 11,  2001  attack,  and  with
    13  great heroism, courage and dedication to their community and fellow man,
    14  and  without concern for themselves or their own personal safety or well
    15  being, such retired firefighters James J. Corrigan,  William  Wren,  and
    16  Phillip T. Hayes bravely assisted the rescue and firefighting efforts at
    17  the  World Trade Center, and in so doing, gave their lives in the furth-
    18  erance of such noble and benevolent efforts.
    19    The legislature further hereby finds and declares, that the courageous
    20  public service of James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes,
    21  evidenced by their commitment to, and concern for,  their  state,  their
    22  city  and  their  fellow  citizens,  over and above any risk or personal
    23  peril they faced, as well as making the ultimate sacrifice as  a  result

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01420-01-3

        A. 521                              2
 
     1  of  such  service, demonstrates that these men and their surviving fami-
     2  lies are deserving of the highest recognition, appreciation,  honor  and
     3  gratitude that their state, their city, and their community can provide.
     4    § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 29-l to read
     5  as follows:
     6    §  29-l. Disaster preparedness first responder recognition program. 1.
     7  There is hereby created a disaster preparedness first responder recogni-
     8  tion program. The purpose of such program is to provide recognition  and
     9  honor to those brave men and women who have given their lives as part of
    10  a  disaster  preparedness  or  first response situation, in an effort to
    11  help, save and care for their fellow man. The program shall  be  managed
    12  and  maintained jointly by the office of homeland security and the state
    13  emergency management office. Each year, in coordination with  the  staff
    14  at  the  office  of homeland security and the state emergency management
    15  office, the program shall honor three individuals from  New  York  state
    16  who deserve recognition and honor for their efforts.
    17    2.  There shall be three initial honorees of the disaster preparedness
    18  first responder recognition program.  Such  initial  honorees  shall  be
    19  James  J.  Corrigan,  William  Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes. Such honoring
    20  shall be in recognition of such  retired  firefighters  who  lost  their
    21  lives  at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. As part of their
    22  status as initial honorees by the disaster preparedness first  responder
    23  recognition  program,  notwithstanding  any  provision  of  any general,
    24  special, or local law to the contrary, the state of New York,  the  city
    25  of  New  York  and  the  fire  department of the city of New York, shall
    26  bestow, award and provide James J. Corrigan, William Wren,  and  Phillip
    27  T.  Hayes,  and  their  families, with all the benefits, honors, merits,
    28  ceremonies, recognitions, awards and status provided to any other  fire-
    29  fighter  who  perished  at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001,
    30  including but not limited to:
    31    a. Posthumously awarding James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and  Phillip
    32  T.  Hayes the Medal of Valor and the Special World Trade Center Medal of
    33  Valor and presenting the same to the families of such men at a  ceremony
    34  held in their honor;
    35    b. Adding the names of James J. Corrigan, William Wren, and Phillip T.
    36  Hayes  to all monuments, memorials and tributes honoring the brave fire-
    37  fighters from the city of New York who gave their  lives  in  the  World
    38  Trade  Center  on  September  11,  2001,  including but not exclusive of
    39  adding their names to the Wall of Honor at the Fire  Department  of  the
    40  city of New York's headquarters;
    41    c.  Posthumously  retiring  the  badges  of James J. Corrigan, William
    42  Wren, and Phillip T. Hayes;
    43    d. Establishing a picture memorial to James J. Corrigan, William Wren,
    44  and Phillip T. Hayes in the firehouse in  which  each  such  firefighter
    45  last  served, commemorating such firefighters' service and acknowledging
    46  their sacrifice at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001;
    47    e. Establishing a picture memorial to James J. Corrigan, William Wren,
    48  and Phillip T. Hayes in the office of homeland security  and  the  state
    49  emergency  management  office,  commemorating such firefighters' service
    50  and acknowledging their sacrifice at the World Trade Center on September
    51  11, 2001.
    52    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  recog-
    53  nition activities required by section two of this act shall be completed
    54  on  or  before the ninetieth day from the date upon which this act shall
    55  have become a law.
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