S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7443
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- 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 the establish-
ment of special districts for general ambulance services; and to amend
the executive law, in relation to a report on volunteer firefighter
and ambulance services staffing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs d, e and f of subdivision 1 of section 122-b of
the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 303 of the laws of
1980, are amended to read as follows:
(d) ESTABLISH A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR THE FINANCING AND OPERATION OF
GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICES AS SET FORTH BY THIS SECTION, WHEREBY ANY
COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY, OR JOINTLY WITH ANY
OTHER COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND/OR VILLAGE, THROUGH ITS GOVERNING BODY OR
BODIES, FOLLOWING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE TOWN LAW OR FOLLOW-
ING APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT
FIRE DISTRICTS IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE TOWN LAW, WITH SUCH SPECIAL
DISTRICT BEING AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ALL OR
ANY PART OF ANY SUCH PARTICIPATING COUNTY OR COUNTIES, TOWN OR TOWNS,
CITY OR CITIES AND/OR VILLAGE OR VILLAGES;
(E) Employ any combination of the methods authorized in paragraph (a),
(b) [or], (c) OR (D);
[(e)] (F) No contract shall be entered into pursuant to the provisions
of this section for the services of an emergency rescue and first aid
squad of a fire department or fire company which is subject to the
provisions of section two hundred nine-b of the general municipal law;
[(f)] (G) Consider prehospital emergency treatment as that care
provided by certified emergency medical technicians or certified
advanced emergency medical technicians certified pursuant to the
provisions of article thirty of the public health law.
§ 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to read
as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14231-01-8
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§ 719. REPORT ON VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND AMBULANCE SERVICES STAFF-
ING. 1. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, THE
COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL, SHALL PREPARE AND PUBLISH A REPORT ON THE STAFFING OF
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN NEW YORK STATE. SUCH
REPORT SHALL EXAMINE AND EVALUATE THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES CONCERNING
THE RECRUITING AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAINED, AVAILABLE STAFFING BY VOLUN-
TEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICTS AND COMPANIES AS WELL AS FOR VOLUNTEER
AMBULANCE DISTRICTS AND COMPANIES. SUCH REPORT SHALL SPECIFICALLY EXAM-
INE AND EVALUATE THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES THAT ARE PARTICULAR TO RURAL
AREAS OF THE STATE AND AREAS WITH GEOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES SUCH AS MOUN-
TAINS, WATERWAYS OR LIMITED TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS.
2. IN ADDITION TO IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES AND ISSUES CONCERNING THE
RECRUITING AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAINED, AVAILABLE STAFFING BY VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENTS, DISTRICTS AND COMPANIES AS WELL AS FOR VOLUNTEER AMBU-
LANCE DISTRICTS AND COMPANIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, AS REQUIRED BY
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDA-
TIONS ON HOW TO ADDRESS AND REMEDIATE THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES IDENTI-
FIED, WITH SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
CHAIR OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CHAIR
OF THE ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF
THE PUBLISHING OF THE REPORT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
