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Senate Bill S4933
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2013-S4933 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6663
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง204-b, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2402, A9877
2011-2012: S4713, A5292
2015-2016: S4579, A5833
2017-2018: S2571, A7085
2019-2020: S167, A5558
2021-2022: S2596, A4445
2023-2024: S2270, A3662
2013-S4933 (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.
2013-S4933 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4933 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participants in youth programs sponsored by fire departments PURPOSE: 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 PROVISIONS: This bill would amend Section 1, 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. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.6562 of 2004 S.516 of 2005/2006 S.588 of 2007/2008 S.2402 of 2009/2010 S.4713 of 2011/2012 IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This law shall take effect immediately.
2013-S4933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4933 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government 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. LBD01653-01-3
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