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A01020 Summary:

A01020 Actions:

A01020 Committee Votes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS   Chair:Magnarelli      
DATE:06/02/2016AYE/NAY:16/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Magnarelli
Aye
Friend
Excused
Gantt
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Magee
Aye
Stec
Aye
Ramos
Excused
Brabenec
Aye
Schimel
Excused
Wozniak
Aye
Russell
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Ryan
Excused
Skartados
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Gjonaj
Aye
Otis
Aye
Skoufis
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Woerner
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/06/2016AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A01020 Floor Votes:

A01020 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1020--B
                                                                    R. R. 36
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 8, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  SKARTADOS, PALMESANO, FITZPATRICK,
          JEAN-PIERRE -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Local
          Governments  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Local Governments in
          accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --  amended  on
          special order of third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place
          on the special order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
          volunteer firefighters from other states to provide assistance to fire
          departments, companies and districts in this state
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  209-i of the general municipal law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
     3    1-c. An out-of-state firefighter who, because of a second residence or
     4  military service, is regularly in an area served  by  a  volunteer  fire
     5  company  or  fire department may volunteer their services on an on-going
     6  basis to such fire company or fire department for the purpose of assist-
     7  ing  such  company  or  department's  general  or  emergency   ambulance
     8  services,  or  for  the  purpose  of assisting such fire company or fire
     9  department at a fire or other emergency scene  or  for  the  purpose  of
    10  training  with  such fire company or fire department, provided that such
    11  company or department is authorized  to  accept  such  services  by  the
    12  legislative  body  of the city or the village, the board of fire commis-
    13  sioners or other governing board of the fire district, or the town board
    14  of the town in relation to (a)  the  fire  companies  serving  territory
    15  outside  villages  and  fire districts or (b) a town fire department, as
    16  the case may be. Upon application by an out-of-state firefighter, a fire
    17  company or fire department  shall  determine  whether  the  out-of-state
    18  firefighter meets the minimum certifications for active members of their
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02180-04-6
        A. 1020--B                          2
 
     1  company  or  department  and whether the out-of-state fire-fighter is in
     2  good standing with the fire company or department in which they normally
     3  serve. If a volunteer  fire  company  or  fire  department  accepts  the
     4  services of an out-of-state firefighter, such firefighter shall be enti-
     5  tled  to all powers, rights, privileges and immunities granted by law to
     6  volunteer firefighters during  the  time  such  services  are  rendered,
     7  provided, however, such firefighter shall not be eligible to participate
     8  in  a  service  award  program  as  authorized  by articles eleven-A and
     9  eleven-AAAA of the general municipal law nor shall such  firefighter  be
    10  eligible for coverage under section eleven-c of the volunteer firefight-
    11  ers'  benefit law relating to diseases of the lung and section sixty-one
    12  of the volunteer  firefighters'  benefit  law  relating  to  disease  or
    13  malfunction  of  heart  or  coronary  arteries and any other presumptive
    14  coverage for impairment of health or death. Upon acceptance of  an  out-
    15  of-state  firefighter to a fire company or fire department, such company
    16  or department shall provide to the applicant, and  the  applicant  shall
    17  acknowledge receipt of, the following written statement: "If a volunteer
    18  fire  company or fire department accepts the services of an out-of-state
    19  firefighter, such firefighter shall be entitled to all  powers,  rights,
    20  privileges  and  immunities  granted  by  law  to volunteer firefighters
    21  during the time such services  are  rendered,  provided,  however,  such
    22  firefighter  shall  not  be  eligible  to participate in a service award
    23  program as authorized by articles 11-A and 11-AAAA of the general munic-
    24  ipal law, nor shall such firefighters be  eligible  for  coverage  under
    25  section eleven-c of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, relating to
    26  diseases  of  the  lung,  and  section 61 of the volunteer firefighters'
    27  benefit law, relating to disease or malfunction  of  heart  or  coronary
    28  arteries, and any other presumptive coverage for impairment of health or
    29  death."
    30    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.