Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 14, 2010 |
print number 7340a |
Apr 14, 2010 |
amend and recommit to local government |
Mar 30, 2010 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S7340
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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
Bill Amendments
2009-S7340 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Town Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §176, Town L; add §218-a, Gen Muni L
2009-S7340 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7340 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the town law and the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to a mandatory referendum PURPOSE : Authorizing certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to mandatory referendum. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The town law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-b to subdivision 18 of section 176 and the general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 219-aa which will allow for payments for participation in department drills and responses, subject to mandatory referendum and only applicable to fire districts within the Town of Wallkill, Orange County. EXISTING LAW : None. JUSTIFICATION : This bill would allow a fire district within the Town of Wallkill to
2009-S7340 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7340 I N S E N A T E March 30, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law and the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to a mandatory referendum THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 176 of the town law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-b to read as follows: (7-B) THE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT DRILLS AND RESPONSES MADE TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER OFFICERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN-AA OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 219-aa to read as follows: S 219-AA. PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT DRILLS AND RESPONSES. 1. UPON THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST SIXTY PERCENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A FIRE DISTRICT WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED A SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THERE SHALL BE HELD A MANDATORY REFER- ENDUM OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS WITHIN SUCH FIRE DISTRICT TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH GOVERNING BOARD SHALL AUTHORIZE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT DRILLS AND RESPONSES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 2. THE REFERENDUM DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL STATE THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL COST OF THE PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED, INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION COSTS AND THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL PAYMENT TO A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 3. THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL COST TO A FIRE DISTRICT OF THE PAYMENTS AUTHOR- IZED SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL PAYMENT TO OR ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SHALL BE SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. 4. ONCE SUCH PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED, THE AUTHORIZATION MAY BE ABOLISHED OR AMENDED IN THE SAME MANNER AS IT WAS APPROVED BY THE PROCE- DURES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, BUT NO SUCH ABOLISH- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2009-S7340A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- Town Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §176, Town L; add §218-a, Gen Muni L
2009-S7340A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7340A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the town law and the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to a mandatory referendum PURPOSE : Authorizing certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to mandatory referendum. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The town law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-b to subdivision 18 of section 176 and the general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 218-a which will allow for payments for participation in department drills and responses, subject to mandatory referendum and only applicable to fire districts within the Town of Wallkill, Orange County. EXISTING LAW : None. JUSTIFICATION : This bill would allow a fire district within the Town of Wallkill to
2009-S7340A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7340--A I N S E N A T E March 30, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the town law and the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to a mandatory referendum THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 176 of the town law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-b to read as follows: (7-B) THE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT DRILLS AND RESPONSES MADE TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER OFFICERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN-A OF THE GENER- AL MUNICIPAL LAW, S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 218-a to read as follows: S 218-A. PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT DRILLS AND RESPONSES. 1. UPON THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST SIXTY PERCENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A FIRE DISTRICT WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED A SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THERE SHALL BE HELD A MANDATORY REFER- ENDUM OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS WITHIN SUCH FIRE DISTRICT TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH GOVERNING BOARD SHALL AUTHORIZE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT DRILLS AND RESPONSES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 2. THE REFERENDUM DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL STATE THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL COST OF THE PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED, INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION COSTS AND THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL PAYMENT TO A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 3. THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL COST TO A FIRE DISTRICT OF THE PAYMENTS AUTHOR- IZED SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL PAYMENT TO OR ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SHALL BE SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15750-03-0
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