NY State Senate Bill 2019-S154

Senate Bill S154

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 09, 2019	referred to education

2019-S154 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5532
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §807-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S7352
2013-2014: S3301, A5681
2015-2016: S4587, A5558
2017-2018: S2569, A7359
2021-2022: S1321, A4439
2023-2024: S3057, A3651

2019-S154 (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.

2019-S154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S154            REVISED MEMO 02/15/2019

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
requiring schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment pres-
entation in a high school

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation is intended to help fire department recruit new junior
members within local schools.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the education law by adding a new section 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
from students.

Section 2 allows the act to take effect the first of July next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is important for the future of volunteer fire departments across New
York State to begin recruiting new members as soon as they become eligi-
ble to join. This legislation would allow any local volunteer fire
department to give presentations, distribute literature, or develop any
marketing technique necessary to recruit junior members in high school.
Establishing a connection with young adults early, provides for the
opportunity for a long and successful career as a volunteer firefighter.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-2018: S.2569 referred to Education/A.7359 held in Education
2015-2016: S.4587 referred to Education/A.5558 held in Education
2013-2014: S.3301 referred to Education/A.5681 held in Education
2012: S.7352 referred to Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect the first of July next succeeding the date on
which it shall have become law.

2019-S154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    154
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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:
   § 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD04843-01-9

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