Assembly Bill A10311

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Develops a plan for skill training for firefighters to occur at such trainee's home department or online

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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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2017-A10311 - Details

Law Section:
Firefighters

2017-A10311 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in consultation with New York state fire service organizations, to develop a plan to increase the number of skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II certifications, which can be completed at a trainee's home department or online.

2017-A10311 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10311
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT directing the commissioner of the Division of  Homeland  Security
   and  Emergency  Services  to  develop a plan to increase the number of
   skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Fire-
   fighter Recruit I and II certifications, which can be completed  at  a
   trainee's home department or online
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the Division of Homeland  Security  and
 Emergency  Services  is  hereby  authorized and directed to identify any
 skills currently required to be taught in an academic setting, or train-
 ing center as part of the coursework required to test for the Firefight-
 er certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II certifications, as
 defined in part 426 of title 19 of the New York Codes, Rules  and  Regu-
 lations (NYCRR) that may be safely taught at a trainee's home department
 or through an online course.
   § 2. Such commissioner is directed to deliver a report to the chair of
 the  Senate  Veterans,  Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee
 within six months of the effective date of this act. Such  report  shall
 address  the  overall  mandate  of  this  act  and shall suggest ways to
 increase the number of certified instructors and certified fire training
 programs as described in parts 426.4 and 426.2 of title 19 of the NYCRR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13942-03-8

2017-A10311A - Details

Law Section:
Firefighters

2017-A10311A - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in consultation with New York state fire service organizations, to develop a plan to increase the number of skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II certifications, which can be completed at a trainee's home department or online.

2017-A10311A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10311--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  directing the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security
   and Emergency Services to develop a plan to  increase  the  number  of
   skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Fire-
   fighter  Recruit  I and II certifications, which can be completed at a
   trainee's home department or online
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and
 Emergency Services in consultation with  New  York  state  fire  service
 organizations,  is hereby authorized and directed to identify any skills
 currently required to be taught in  an  academic  setting,  or  training
 center  as  part  of the coursework required to test for the Firefighter
 certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and  II  certifications,  as
 defined  in  part 426 of title 19 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regu-
 lations (NYCRR) that may be safely taught at a trainee's home department
 or through an online course.
   § 2. Such commissioner is directed to deliver a report to the chair of
 the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and  Military  Affairs  committee
 within  six  months of the effective date of this act. Such report shall
 address the overall mandate of  this  act  and  shall  suggest  ways  to
 increase the number of certified instructors and certified fire training
 programs as described in parts 426.4 and 426.2 of title 19 of the NYCRR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13942-05-8

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2017-A10311B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Firefighters

2017-A10311B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in consultation with New York state fire service organizations, to develop a plan to increase the number of skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Firefighter Recruit I and II certifications, which can be completed at a trainee's home department or online.

2017-A10311B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10311--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  directing the commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security
   and Emergency Services to develop a plan to  increase  the  number  of
   skills required as part of the Firefighter certification, or the Fire-
   fighter  Recruit  I and II certifications, which can be completed at a
   trainee's home department or online
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  1.  The commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security
 and Emergency Services, in consultation with New York state fire service
 organizations, and any other entity  the  commissioner  of  Division  of
 Homeland  Security and Emergency Services deems appropriate, shall study
 the feasibility of teaching skills currently required to be taught in an
 academic setting, or training center through an electronic  or  internet
 course  or  at  the  trainee's  fire department.   Such study shall also
 include, but not be limited to, the coursework required to test for  the
 Firefighter  certification,  or the Firefighter Recruit I and II certif-
 ications, as defined in part 426 of title 19  of  the  New  York  Codes,
 Rules  and Regulations (NYCRR), the cost or savings that could be attri-
 buted to training through electronic or internet course or at the train-
 ee's fire department, costs or savings of required  training  equipment,
 ways  to decrease the number of certified instructors and certified fire
 training programs needed. In reviewing the coursework, the  study  shall
 examine the practices of other governmental entities to compare training
 standards  and  include  recommendations, if any, to enhance Firefighter
 certification in the state of New York.
   2. Such study shall be delivered to the governor, the speaker  of  the
 assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the chair of the senate
 veterans,  homeland  security  and military affairs committee and to the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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