A07464 Summary:

BILL NO    A07464 

SAME AS    Same as S 5346

SPONSOR    Carrozza

COSPNSR    Barra

MLTSPNSR   

Add S29-h, Exec L

Establishes the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program;
names the initial first responders to receive recognition.

A07464 Actions:

BILL NO    A07464 

04/09/2009 referred to governmental operations
01/06/2010 referred to governmental operations

A07464 Votes:

A07464 Memo:

BILL NUMBER:A7464

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  receiv-
ing.  This bill would further insure that these three brave firefighters
receive the recognition from the City of New York and its  Fire  Depart-
ment 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 dedi-
cation to their community and fellow man, and without concern for  them-
selves  or  their  own  personal safety or well being such retired fire-
fighters 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
ultimate sacrifice as a result of such service, demonstrates that  these
men  and  their surviving families are deserving of the highest recogni-
tion, 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; tradi-
tion. It would also insure that they also be granted the  same  recogni-
tion  as  firefighters  on  active  duty  received for their similar and
equally heroic sacrifice.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S43738 - 2004 - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: See Fiscal Note

EFFECTIVE  DATE:    This  act would take effect immediately and shall be
deemed in full force and effect on and after September 10, 2009