Assembly Bill A5558

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school

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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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2015-A5558 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4587
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง807-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7352
2013-2014: A5681, S3301
2017-2018: A7359, S2569
2019-2020: A5532, S154
2021-2022: A4439, S1321
2023-2024: A3651, S3057

2015-A5558 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the principal of any high school to allow any local fire department, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of fire department junior recruitment, including, but not limited to: making presentations; disseminating literature; and answering questions by students.

2015-A5558 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5558

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, BORELLI, CROUCH, DUPREY, FINCH,
  McLAUGHLIN,  MONTESANO,  PALMESANO,  STEC,  WALTER,  GOODELL,  TENNEY,
  BRABENEC,  GRAF,  LAWRENCE, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CORWIN, HAWLEY, LUPINACCI -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring schools to
  allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation  in  a  high
  school

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  807-e
to read as follows:
  S 807-E. FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT. THE PRINCIPAL OF ANY HIGH SCHOOL
SHALL ALLOW ANY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, TO ENTER THE SCHOOL
FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF FIRE DEPARTMENT JUNIOR RECRUITMENT, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO:  MAKING  PRESENTATIONS;  DISSEMINATING  LITERATURE;  AND
ANSWERING QUESTIONS BY STUDENTS.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05891-01-5

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