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A09779 Summary:

A09779 Actions:

A09779 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Zebrowski      
DATE:07/16/2020AYE/NAY:14/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Zebrowski
Aye
Johns
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Glick
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Kim
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Williams
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:07/17/2020AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Miller
Aye
Joyner
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/21/2020AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Excused
Norris
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A09779 Floor Votes:

A09779 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9779--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 11, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. THIELE, ENGLEBRIGHT, NORRIS, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY,
          GALEF, MORINELLO, McMAHON, HUNTER, STERN -- read once and referred  to
          the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT directing the office of fire prevention and  control  within  the
          division  of  homeland  security and emergency services to form a task
          force and issue a report relating to volunteer firefighter recruitment
          and retention; and providing for the repeal of  such  provisions  upon
          expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  New  York  state  volunteer  firefighter  recruitment  and
     2  retention  task force. There is hereby created the volunteer firefighter
     3  recruitment and retention task force whose membership shall  consist  of
     4  the chair to be appointed by the governor; the  state fire administrator
     5  or  his  or  her  designee;  the commissioner of education or his or her
     6  designee; the chancellor of the state university of New York or  his  or
     7  her  designee;  the  commissioner  of taxation and finance or his or her
     8  designee; the commissioner of labor or his or her designee;  the  presi-
     9  dent of the Fireman's Association of the State of New York or his or her
    10  designee;  the  president of the Association of Fire Districts or his or
    11  her designee; the president of the New York State  Association  of  Fire
    12  Chiefs  or his or her designee; the president of the New York State Fire
    13  Coordinators or his or her designee; two members appointed by the tempo-
    14  rary president of the senate; two members appointed by  the  speaker  of
    15  the assembly; one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
    16  and  one  member  appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.  The
    17  task force shall report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly and
    18  the temporary president of the senate no later than one year  after  the
    19  effective  date  of  this  act.    Such report shall include, but not be
    20  limited to, recommendations concerning:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15049-06-0
        A. 9779--A                          2
 
     1    1. Firefighter 1 training, and all other firefighter training  offered
     2  by  the  office  of fire prevention and control, and delivery methods to
     3  enhance and streamline training including the use of distance learning;
     4    2.  The  utilization  of community colleges, BOCES or state accredited
     5  high schools to train firefighters and the creation  of  pilot  programs
     6  within community colleges or BOCES that will offer Firefighter 1 certif-
     7  ication upon completion;
     8    3.  The  creation  of  a  dedicated  bureau  within the office of fire
     9  prevention and control responsible  for  recruitment  and  retention  of
    10  volunteer firefighters;
    11    4.   Tax  incentives  and  volunteer  firefighter  benefits  currently
    12  provided and recommendations as to these or new programs;
    13    5. Analysis of current recruitment and retention programs successfully
    14  being utilized by other states and recommendations  as  to  adoption  of
    15  similar programs in New York; and
    16    6. Identification and recruitment incentives to assist in the recruit-
    17  ment  of volunteer firefighters from under-represented and at-risk popu-
    18  lations.
    19    All appointees of the task force shall be made no  later  than  thirty
    20  days  after  the effective date of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled
    21  by the appointing authority. The task force shall meet as frequently  as
    22  deemed  necessary  prior  to issuing its recommendations. The members of
    23  the task force shall serve without  compensation,  except  that  members
    24  shall  be  allowed  their  necessary and actual expenses incurred in the
    25  performance of their duties under  this  section.  The  office  of  fire
    26  prevention  and  control  within the department of homeland security and
    27  emergency services shall provide the task force  with  such  facilities,
    28  assistance,  and  data  as  will enable such task force to carry out its
    29  powers and duties within reason.
    30    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    31  deemed repealed December 31, 2021.