Assembly Bill A8057B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualifications of fire chiefs

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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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co-Sponsors

2017-A8057 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6242
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §58-a, Civ Serv L

2017-A8057 - Summary

Relates to the qualifications of fire chiefs in any fire department, fire district or fire protection district that employs fewer than five paid firefighters.

2017-A8057 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8057
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the minimum quali-
   fications  to  serve  as  a  fire  chief  in any fire department, fire
   district or fire protection district that employs  one  or  more  paid
   firefighters

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 58-a of the civil service law,  as
 amended  by  section  1 of part A of chapter 101 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. The provisions of this section shall [not]  apply  to  appointments
 made by any county, city, EXCEPT CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR  MORE,  town,  village  or fire district [which employs five or fewer
 fire fighters].
   § 2. Section 58-a of the civil service law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS LAW OR ANY GENERAL,
 SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR
 PROVISIONAL  OR  PERMANENT  APPOINTMENT AS A FIRE CHIEF OTHER THAN THOSE
 CHIEFS EMPLOYED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OF CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF  ONE
 MILLION OR MORE UNLESS HE OR SHE SHALL:
   (A)  SATISFY THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
 FITNESS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW;
   (B) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING AND EDUCATION COURSES OF MINI-
 MUM  CONTACT  HOUR CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR AND
 RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FOR SUPERVISORY LEVEL 1 OR HIGHER PURSUANT TO  19
 NYCRR 427.9; AND
   (C)  HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS A LIEUTENANT OR HIGHER RANK FOR FIVE OR MORE
 YEARS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law  and shall apply to any appointment as a fire chief
 established on or after such date.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A8057A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6242
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §58-a, Civ Serv L

2017-A8057A - Summary

Relates to the qualifications of fire chiefs in any fire department, fire district or fire protection district that employs fewer than five paid firefighters.

2017-A8057A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8057--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the minimum quali-
   fications  to  serve  as  a  fire  chief  in any fire department, fire
   district or fire protection district that employs  one  or  more  paid
   firefighters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 58-a of the civil service law,  as
 amended  by  section  1 of part A of chapter 101 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. The provisions of this section shall [not]  apply  to  appointments
 made by any county, city, EXCEPT CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR  MORE,  town,  village  or fire district [which employs five or fewer
 fire fighters].
   § 2. Section 58-a of the civil service law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS LAW OR ANY GENERAL,
 SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR
 PROVISIONAL  OR  PERMANENT  APPOINTMENT AS A FIRE CHIEF OTHER THAN THOSE
 CHIEFS EMPLOYED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OF CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF  ONE
 MILLION OR MORE UNLESS HE OR SHE SHALL:
   (A)  SATISFY THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
 FITNESS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; AND
   (B) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING AND EDUCATION COURSES OF MINI-
 MUM  CONTACT  HOUR CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR AND
 RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FOR SUPERVISORY LEVEL 1 OR HIGHER PURSUANT TO  19
 NYCRR 427.9.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to any appointment  as  a  fire  chief
 established on or after such date.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A8057B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6242
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §58-a, Civ Serv L

2017-A8057B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the qualifications of fire chiefs in any fire department, fire district or fire protection district that employs fewer than five paid firefighters.

2017-A8057B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8057--B
                                                         Cal. No. 576
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABBATE, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Employees  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third  read-
   ing,  amended  and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order
   of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the minimum quali-
   fications to serve as a  fire  chief  in  any  fire  department,  fire
   district  or  fire  protection district that employs five or more paid
   firefighters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 58-a of the civil service law, as
 amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 101 of the laws  of  2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. The provisions of this section shall not apply to appointments made
 by  any county, city, town, village or fire district which employs [five
 or fewer] FEWER THAN FIVE fire fighters.
   § 2. Section 58-a of the civil service law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS LAW OR ANY GENERAL,
 SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR
 PROVISIONAL  OR  PERMANENT  APPOINTMENT AS A FIRE CHIEF OTHER THAN THOSE
 CHIEFS EMPLOYED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OF CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF  ONE
 MILLION OR MORE UNLESS HE OR SHE SHALL:
   (A)  SATISFY THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
 FITNESS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; AND
   (B) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING AND EDUCATION COURSES OF MINI-
 MUM  CONTACT  HOUR CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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