Assembly Bill A9069

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a fire company may elect to include call firefighters within its membership who shall receive a stipend for each call that he or she responds to

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2009-A9069 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-a, Gen Muni L

2009-A9069 - Summary

Provides that a fire company may elect to include call firefighters within its membership who shall receive a stipend for each call that he or she responds to.

2009-A9069 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9069 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9069

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, in relation to call fire-
  fighters

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 201-a to read as follows:
  S 201-A. CALL FIREFIGHTERS.  ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OF  A  COUNTY,
CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE, FIRE DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT OPERATES A
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, MAY ELECT TO INCLUDE WITHIN ITS MEMBERSHIP, CALL
FIREFIGHTERS. SUCH CALL FIREFIGHTERS SHALL SERVE AT THE CALL OF THE FIRE
COMPANY, AND SHALL RECEIVE A STIPEND EACH  TIME  SUCH  CALL  FIREFIGHTER
RESPONDS  TO  A  CALL  BY  SUCH FIRE COMPANY. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH STIPEND
SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRE COMPANY,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  FIFTY
DOLLARS PER CALL OR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY PER CALL FIREFIGHTER.
CALL  FIREFIGHTERS SHALL MEET ALL CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO
BE A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.   CANDIDATES  FOR  CALL  FIREFIGHTERS  SHALL
APPLY  TO THE FIRE COMPANY IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY SUCH
FIRE COMPANY. CALL FIREFIGHTERS SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS  BE  AFFORDED  THE
STATUS  AND  BENEFITS  OF  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT
CALL FIREFIGHTERS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO  ANY  PENSION  OR  RETIREMENT
BENEFITS AFFORDED TO FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14426-04-9

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2009-A9069A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-a, Gen Muni L

2009-A9069A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a fire company may elect to include call firefighters within its membership who shall receive a stipend for each call that he or she responds to.

2009-A9069A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9069--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Local  Governments  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  call  fire-
  fighters

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 201-a to read as follows:
  S  201-A.  CALL FIREFIGHTERS.  ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OF A COUNTY,
CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, FIRE DISTRICT,  FIRE  PROTECTION  DISTRICT  OR  ANY
OTHER  ENTITY  THAT  OPERATES  A  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY, MAY ELECT TO
INCLUDE WITHIN ITS MEMBERSHIP, CALL FIREFIGHTERS. SUCH CALL FIREFIGHTERS
SHALL SERVE AT THE CALL OF THE FIRE COMPANY, AND SHALL RECEIVE A STIPEND
EACH TIME SUCH CALL FIREFIGHTER RESPONDS TO A CALL BY SUCH FIRE COMPANY.
THE AMOUNT OF SUCH STIPEND SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRE COMPANY,  BUT
SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS PER CALL OR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUAL-
LY  PER CALL FIREFIGHTER.  CALL FIREFIGHTERS SHALL MEET ALL CRITERIA AND
REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO BE A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.    CANDIDATES  FOR
CALL  FIREFIGHTERS  SHALL APPLY TO THE FIRE COMPANY IN A MANNER AND FORM
TO BE DETERMINED BY SUCH FIRE COMPANY. CALL FIREFIGHTERS  SHALL  IN  ALL
RESPECTS  BE  AFFORDED THE STATUS AND BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
AND SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN  THE  LENGTH  OF  SERVICE  AWARD
PROGRAM,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER THAT CALL FIREFIGHTERS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED
TO ANY PENSION OR RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFFORDED TO FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14426-05-9

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