Assembly Actions -
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Mar 09, 2010 |
held for consideration in local governments |
Feb 05, 2010 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A9877
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
OAKS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
Stephen Hawley
Tony Jordan
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
George Amedore
James Bacalles
Greg Ball
2009-A9877 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2402
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Local Governments
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง204-b, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A5292, S4713
2013-2014: A6663, S4933
2015-2016: A5833, S4579
2017-2018: A7085, S2571
2019-2020: A5558, S167
2021-2022: A4445, S2596
2023-2024: A3662, S2270
2009-A9877 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in a designated or marked off area that has been set up by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participant cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; furthermore, such participants may not enter a burning structure.
2009-A9877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9877 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participants in youth programs sponsored by fire departments PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will allow for an increased amount of exposure for youth programs in order to facilitate more of a learning experience for participants interested in the firefighting field. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would amend Section subdivision 5 of section 204-b of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 386 of the laws of 1978. JUSTIFICATION: Current laws prohibit student volunteers to observe an active emergency. This bill will allow observation of an active emergency with stipulations that will be regulated by the chief, which will include safe areas for the volunteer to observe and still allow for a learning experience. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.8610 - 2005/2006 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None EFFECTIVE DATE: This law shall take effect immediately.
2009-A9877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9877 I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, BURLING, HAWLEY, JORDAN, MOLINARO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, BACALLES, BALL, CALHOUN, CASTRO, CONTE, CROUCH, DUPREY, GIGLIO, MAGEE, McKEVITT, REILICH, SALA- DINO, SAYWARD, SCOZZAFAVA, TOWNSEND, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participants in youth programs sponsored by fire departments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 204-b of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 386 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 5. All activities of participants in such program shall be approved in advance by the chief, or his OR HER designee. [No activities may include emergency duties in connection with fire department or fire company operations or any other hazardous activity.] PARTICIPANTS MAY RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY OR HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY, BUT SHALL REMAIN IN A DESIGNATED OR MARKED OFF AREA THAT HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE CHIEF OR OFFICER IN CHARGE. SUCH PARTICIPANT CANNOT RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY ON A VEHICLE USING LIGHTS AND/OR SIRENS. FURTHERMORE, SUCH PARTICIPANTS MAY NOT ENTER A BURNING STRUCTURE NOR SHALL PARTICIPANTS IN A YOUTH PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00729-01-9
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